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Peter Okpaleke

1963 - Today

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Peter Ebere Okpaleke (born 1 March 1963) is a Nigerian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Ekwulobia since 29 April 2020. He was appointed Bishop of Ahiara in 2012 and consecrated in 2013, but after the local clergy and laity insisted on an Mbaise bishop instead, he was installed as bishop of Ekwulobia. He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August, 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Peter Okpaleke is the 2,691st most popular religious figure (up from 3,035th in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 90th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nigerian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Okpaleke ranks 2,691 out of 3,187. Before him are Zacarias Kamwenho, Niccolò Albergati, Anne Hutchinson, Ned Maddrell, Frederick Jagiellon, and Philadelphus of Byzantium. After him are Jean-Paul Vesco, Amenirdis II, Milman Parry, Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Polycarpus I of Byzantium, and John Colet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Peter Okpaleke ranks 245. Before him are Jerome Flynn, Heinz Weixelbraun, Anders Frisk, Carmen Machi, Lajos Détári, and Mike Mangini. After him are Bernd Storck, Glória Pires, Dave Legeno, Yasuharu Kurata, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, and Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Peter Okpaleke ranks 42 out of 309. Before him are Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Yakubu (1982), John Onaiyekan (1944), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), and Taribo West (1974). After him are Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), and Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Nigeria

Among religious figures born in Nigeria, Peter Okpaleke ranks 4. Before him are Francis Arinze (1932), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), and John Onaiyekan (1944). After him are Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936).

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