The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, until now undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
Curriculum vitae
Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo was born in Umudike, Nigeria, on 24 September 1981. He was ordained a priest on 30 July 2011 and incardinated in the diocese of Umuahia. He graduated in systematic theology and canon law and entered the service of the Holy See as an official of the Section for General Affairs on 5 September 2016. He was appointed undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on 18 April 2023.
He knows Igbo, English, Italian and French.
