Bishop of Enugu
Callistus Valentine Onaga was born on September 29, 1958, in Agbudu (Udi Local Government Area), Enugu State. After attending primary school at St. Anthony Primary School in Agbudu, he entered the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Nsude and subsequently St. John’s Seminary in Nsukka. He studied Philosophy at the Ikot Ekpene Major Seminary and Theology at the Bigard Memorial Seminary. He was ordained a priest on August 8, 1987, and incardinated into the Diocese of Enugu. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: 1987–1991: Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph, Emene, and simultaneously Youth Chaplain for the Diocese of Enugu; 1991–2000: Doctoral studies in Systematic Theology at the University of Bonn, Germany; 1991–1996: Hospital Chaplain in Troisdorf, Germany; 1996–2002: Rector Ecclesiae in Bad Honnef and lecturer in Bad Honnef (1997–2002), Germany; 2002–2003: Deputy Director, CIDJAP (Catholic Institute of Justice, Development, Peace and Charity), Enugu; 2003–2005: Parish Priest, St. Mary’s Church, Enugu; since 2003: Vicar General and Cathedral Administrator; since 2005: Diocesan Coordinator of Pastoral Commissions and Chairman of the Politics and Social Welfare Commission.