Michael Ugwuja Eneja
Nigerian bishop of Enugu
Who they were
Ordained in 1951 for Onitsha, he was bishop of Enugu from 1977 until his retirement in 1996, ordained 128 priests, created 24 parishes and wrote extensively on prayer, silence and the pursuit of holiness.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The official website of his cause, run for the Diocese of Enugu with Fr Michael Chukwuma Chime as postulator, presents him as a Servant of God with a cause for his canonization; the nihil obstat was granted in 2023.
The cause
Michael Ugwuja Eneja is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Michael Ugwuja Eneja.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.