Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji

Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji (born 29 October 1931) is a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a bishop of Diocese of Enugu from 1997 to 2009. He was ordained priest on 23 November 1958 at Propaganda Fidei Chapel, Rome by Pietro Cardinal Agaginian the Prefect of the Congregation. Gbuji is a doctor of Canon Law.

Background and education Anthony Gbuji was born in 1931 to Alexander Gbuji who was a Catechist and his mother Agness both with roots to Akwukwu-Igbo in Oshimili North Local Government Area in present Delta State. Gbuji was born in the premises of St Charles Catholic Church, Ubulu-Uku where his mother was participating in some religious activities. He started his primary education in 1938 at St. Raphael Catholic School Akwukwu-Igbo and later transferred to St. Theresa Catholic School Onicha-Olona where he had to travel for five kilometers to school daily.

On 8 November 1996, he was transferred to Enugu Diocese and installed as the bishop of the diocese on 8 February 1997. In 2001, he established St. Paul International Institute of Evangelization (SPIIEE) which was upgraded to Faculty of Religious Studies in Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu in 2009. He retired from pastoral duties in 2009.