Karowei Dorgu

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Karowei Dorgu is an Anglican bishop and former medical doctor who became the first Nigerian-born Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Karowei Dorgu canonical 1
Mosun Dorgu 1
Woyin Karowei Dorgu 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop ⓘ
British Anglican ⓘ
Christian clergy ⓘ
Nigerian Anglican ⓘ
medical doctor ⓘ
appointedAs Bishop of Woolwich ⓘ
appointmentDate 2016-12-13 ⓘ
birthDate 1958-07-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
consecratedBy Justin Welby ⓘ
consecrationDate 2017-03-17 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 2023-09-08 ⓘ
denomination Church of England ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Southwark ⓘ
educatedAt London Bible College ⓘ
Oak Hill College ⓘ
University of Lagos ⓘ
familyName Dorgu ⓘ
fieldOfStudy medicine ⓘ
theology ⓘ
fullName Woyin Karowei Dorgu ⓘ
linked to: Karowei Dorgu
givenName Woyin ⓘ
hasChild one son ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
memberOf Church of England ⓘ
notableFor being the first Nigerian-born Bishop of Woolwich ⓘ
promoting racial justice in the Church of England ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
medical doctor ⓘ
officeEnd 2023 ⓘ
officeStart 2017 ⓘ
ordinationAsDeaconYear 1995 ⓘ
ordinationAsPriestYear 1996 ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Woolwich ⓘ
servedAs vicar of St John the Evangelist, Upper Holloway ⓘ
servedInParish St John the Evangelist, Upper Holloway ⓘ
St Mark’s Church, Tollington Park ⓘ
spouse Mosun Dorgu ⓘ
linked to: Karowei Dorgu
theologicalTradition evangelical Anglican ⓘ
title Bishop of Woolwich ⓘ
workedAs general practitioner ⓘ
hospital doctor ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bishop of Woolwich → titleHeldBy → Karowei Dorgu ⓘ
Karowei Dorgu → fullName → Woyin Karowei Dorgu ⓘ
linked to: Karowei Dorgu
Karowei Dorgu → spouse → Mosun Dorgu ⓘ
linked to: Karowei Dorgu