Godfrey Okoye University Historic Background

Godfrey Okoye University Historic Background
The idea of establishing a Catholic University by the Catholic Diocese of Enugu was first presented by the Bis Enugu (Emeritus), Most Rev. Dr. A. Gbuji, to all priests of the diocese. H wanted a university with the name " Unum", a university that could repres the unity of all educational activities o diocese. In spite of the effort of the b to the project take off immediately, it not. The bishop later discussed his pl with Rev. Fr. Prof. Christian Anieke he appointed the provost of the Instit Ecumenical Education in February 2 Rev. Fr. Prof. Anieke understood the importance of a university project for diocese and took the bull by the horn assured the bishop that he would us the resources he had to ensure that built a university for the diocese. At a meeting in the Council Chamber of th Institute of Ecumenical Education, Thinkers Corner, Enugu, on 9 Nove 2009, the convener of the meeting, t Rev. Fr. Professor Christian Anieke, Provost of the Institute, informed the participants that he had applied for a university that should belong to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.