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.

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Karowei Dorgu canonical 1
Mosun Dorgu 1
Woyin Karowei Dorgu 1

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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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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