 Akubeze had served as Apostolic Administrator of Warri Diocese){kind=link}
The Pope has announced the appointment of Reverend Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido as the new Bishop of Warri Diocese.
Rev. Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido is 62 years of age and a professor of biblical theology and languages. Prior to this appointment, he was Rector of the Seminary of SS. Peter & Paul, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Monsignor Ewherido takes over from Archbishop Augustine Akubeze (of Benin City) Akubeze had served as Apostolic Administrator of Warri Diocese following the retirement of Bishop John Okeoghene Afareha since April 2022.
Monsignor Ewherido now becomes the third rector of Bodija Seminary to be appointed bishop, after John Onaiyekan (1982) and Francis Adesina (2019).