Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has bemoaned the loss of pioneer Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Orlu, His Grace, Most Rev. (Dr.) Gregory Ochiagha, describing the deceased as a soldier of Christ.
Bishop Ochiagha died on December 29, 2020, aged 89, at the Annunciation Hospital, Enugu where he was receiving medical attention after a brief illness.
He transited at a time the Catholic Church faithful in Orlu were planning a thanksgiving service in his honour.
Bishop Ochiagha was ordained a priest in 1960, working in God’s vineyard for 60 years, out of which 40 years were spent in the Episcopacy.
He served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria, from 1981 until 2008, and till his death, his name was synonymous with the Catholic Diocese of Orlu.