Karowei Dorgu

Woyin Karowei Dorgu (27 June 1958 – 8 September 2023) was a Nigerian-born Church of England bishop and medical doctor. He was the Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark from his consecration on 17 March 2017 until his death.

Early life and education Dorgu was born on 27 June 1958 in Burutu, Nigeria. He was the 11th of 12 children born to George Kpunakpu Dorgu, a civil servant and Anglican lay reader, and Matilda Elizabeth ( Torru), a church warden. He then worked as a general practitioner (GP).

In 1987, Dorgu moved to the United Kingdom. From 1990 to 1993, he studied theology at the London Bible College, an evangelical theological college in Northwood, Greater London. and as a priest in 1996.

Episcopal ministry On 20 December 2016, Dorgu was announced as the next Bishop of Woolwich, a suffragan and area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. As such, Dorgu became the first ever Nigerian bishop in the Church of England, quote| many Christians in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, together with Christians from across the churches of world Christianity, continue to believe that marriage is given by God for the union of a man and woman and that it cannot be extended to those who are of the same sex. [...] Without seeking to diminish the value of many committed same-sex relationships, for which there is much to give thanks, we find ourselves constrained by what we sincerely believe the Scriptures teach which cannot be set aside. Together they had two children.

After "a long struggle with his health", Dorgu died on 8 September 2023 at King's College Hospital, London, England, from pneumonia; he was aged 65.