Karowei Dorgu
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Karowei Dorgu is an Anglican bishop and former medical doctor who became the first Nigerian-born Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
ⓘ
British Anglican ⓘ Christian clergy ⓘ Nigerian Anglican ⓘ medical doctor ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Bishop of Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentDate | 2016-12-13 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-07-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Justin Welby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 2017-03-17 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Nigeria
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2023-09-08 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London Bible College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oak Hill College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dorgu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
medicine
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Woyin Karowei Dorgu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Woyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Nigerian-born Bishop of Woolwich
ⓘ
promoting racial justice in the Church of England ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
medical doctor ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 2023 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2017 ⓘ |
| ordinationAsDeaconYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| ordinationAsPriestYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | vicar of St John the Evangelist, Upper Holloway ⓘ |
| servedInParish |
St John the Evangelist, Upper Holloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Mark’s Church, Tollington Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mosun Dorgu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | evangelical Anglican ⓘ |
| title | Bishop of Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
general practitioner
ⓘ
hospital doctor ⓘ |
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