VENERABLE SAMUEL EMEKA ONWUDIWE WAS BORN ON 12TH JULY 1976 IN THE FAMILY OF LATE REVD ALPHONSO CHUKWUEMEKA ONWUDIWE FROM NNEWICHI NNEWI, NNEWI NORTH LGA OF ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA. I WAS BAPTISED ON 15TH AUGUST 1976 BY RT REVD L M UZODIKE. I RECEIVED SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION ON 27TH DECEMBER 1987 BY RT REVD MSC ANIKWENWA. MY FATHER WAS AN ANGLICAN PRIEST ORDAINED IN 1968 IN THE DIOCESE ON THE NIGER. HE SERVED IN MANY PARISHES IN DIOCESE ON THE NIGER AND DIOCESE OF AWKA BUT DIED IN ACTIVE ON 15TH SEPTEMBER 1991 AS THE VICAR OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IGBO- UKWU. MY MOTHER WAS A RETIRED TEACHER.WE ARE FAMILY OF THREE. I AM THEIR FIRST CHILD. THEY RAISED ME IN A GODLY WAY THAT IS THE REASON I AM A PRIEST TODAY.
MY HOME CHURCH IS ST MARK’S CHURCH NNEWICHI NNEWI.
EDUCATION :
I ATTENDED MANY PRIMARY SCHOOLS BUT FINALLY FINISHED AND OBTAINED MY SCHOOL LIVING CERTIFICATE IN EZENNEBO PRIMARY SCHOOL AKWAEZE IN 1988.
FOR MY SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, I WENT TO BOY’S SECONDARY SCHOOL IGBOUKWU AND NNEWI HIGH SCHOOL NNEWI FROM 1989 TO 1994.
FOR MY THEOLOGICAL/ UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. I WENT TO ST PAULS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AWKA AND UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA FROM 2002 TO 2006 WHERE I GOT MY DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY AND BA Hons IN RELIGION.
MINISTRY:
I JOINED THE MINISTRY IN 2000 IN DIOCESE ON THE NIGER
1.LOCAL HELPER JULY TO DECEMBER 2000
2.CHURCH TEACHER: 2001 TO 2002
3.ORDAINED DEACON ON 17TH DECEMBER 2006 BY THE RT REVD KEN SANDY EDOZIE OKEKE.THE THEN BISHOP OF DIOCESE OF THE NIGER.
4.PRIESTED ON 16TH DECEMBER 2007 BY THE RT REVD KEN SANDY EDOZIE OKEKE
5,CANON .I WAS COLLATED CANON ON 7TH JULY 20 2019 by the most Reverend professor G I N Okpala jp OON ,the then Bishop Diocese of Nnewi.
6.I was collated Archdeacon by The Rt Revd Ndubuisi Obi on 11th February 2024, the present bishop of Nnewi Diocese.
I have served in this churches
1.ST Mark’s Anglican Church Extension Ifite Ogbunike (now Our Savior Ang Church Ifite Ogbunike.from July 2000 to March 2001
2.St Mark’s Anglican Church Ogbunike from March 2001 to August 2002
3.St Paul’s Church Alor June to December 2006
4.St Andrew’s Church Obosi January 2007 to January 2008
5.All Saint Church Oroma etiti Anam from January 2008 to January 2009
6.St Philip’s Church Mbato Umuikwu Anam from January 2009 to January 2011.
7.Chapel of the Resurrection NAU College of Health Sciences Okofia Otolo Nnewi campus January 2011 to January 2014
8.St Mary’s Church Eziora Ozubulu from January 2014 to January 2019
9.Church of the Pentecost Umudimnkwa Umudim Nnewi January 2019 to January 2024
10. St Philip’s Church Okofia from January 2024 till date
MEMORABLE EVENTS:
1. Wedding 2nd January 2010
2. Collation of as Canon and Archdeacon (7th July 2019 and 11th February 2024)
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Traveling, Preaching, Counseling, Singing
Preaching, Counseling, Singing, Leadership
Diploma In Theology,
B,A Hons in Religion
MY ACTIVITIES & UPDATES
