Bishop of Maiduguri
Oliver Dashe Doeme was born on December 13, 1960, in the village of Kwanoeng, in the Diocese of Jos. After attending local Catholic mission schools for his primary and secondary education, he entered the Major Seminary in Makurdi for propaedeutic and philosophical studies. He subsequently completed his theological studies at St. Augustine’s Major Seminary in Jos. He was ordained a priest on October 18, 1997, and was incardinated into the Diocese of Shendam upon its establishment (2007). Following his priestly ordination, he held the following positions: 1997–1999: Rector of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary in Barkin Ladi; 1999–2006: Principal of Mary Immaculate College in Zawan; from 2000: Parish Priest of the Anguldi pastoral area.