Former Dean Of Anglican Communion, Onyemelukwe Gets Posthumous Honour

The Diocese on the Niger, Anglican Communion will on Saturday 31^st May honour the second indigenous bishop of the diocese, Rev Dr  Jonathan .A. Onyemelukwe with a posthumous award for his contribution to the diocese during his episcopacy.

Onyemelukwe who became the bishop of the diocese in 70s ensured the completion of the All Saints Cathedral of the Diocese in Onitsha, and also made landmark achievement in ensuring the growth of the church in the state.

A release by Mr Enuma Okoli, a writer and the author of Onyemelukwe’s biography; Onyemelukwe as the colossus of our time, stated that the book is meant to give the late cleric a posthumous honour and also to x-ray his life and present an example to others to follow.

Enuma said, “Onyemelukwe is a man who is known as a true servant of God, he is an honest gentleman, and his dedication to service is next to none. He is a man who touched the lives of many people, and up till this day his footprint is still very visible in the Niger Diocese and beyond.”

Most Rev Dr Jonathan Onyemelukwe who rose to become Archbishop of the Diocese on the Niger and later Dean of Anglican Church died after a long battle with illness on July 18^th, 2011. He died at the ripe age of 80 and his illness was said to be associated with old age.

The Christian community in Anambra and in Nigeria described him as an exemplary Man-of-God who despite controlling a huge congregation with large funds at his disposal preferred to be driven in his rickety 505 Peugeot car.

 He will be celebrated alongside with his equally late wife, Nnedioranma Beatrice Onyemelukwe at the All Saints Cathedral Church, Onitsha with thanksgiving mass by the Bishop of the Niger Diocese, Rt Rev Owen Nwokolo.

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