Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ogun as Apostolic Administrator of Benin City Archdiocese

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Key context: <img width="1080" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Most-Rev.-Donatus-Ogun.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Most-Rev.-Donatus-Ogun.jpg 1080w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Most-Rev.-Donatus-Ogun-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Most-Rev.-Donatus-Ogun-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><p>Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Uromi, Most Rev. Donatus Ogun, O.S.A., as the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, pending the appointment of a substantive Archbishop. The appointment followed the recent death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze. The [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/10/pope-leo-appoints-bishop-ogun-as-apostolic-administrator-of-benin-city-archdiocese/">Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ogun as Apostolic Administrator of Benin City Archdiocese</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.