Canon Precious Omuku from Nigeria, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs and seconded from the Anglican Communion Office, was consecrated assistant bishop in Juba, South Sudan, in a televised ceremony on 3 January at the age of 68.
Bishop Omuku will remain in London as a special envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury and be an international advocate for the Anglican Province of Sudan and South Sudan.
Background in business
A native of Nigeria, Bishop Omuku was formerly chief geologist and then Executive Director of Shell in Nigeria. He held government positions as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement and the Supervising Chairman of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency.
