The Archbishop of the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. Matthew Man’oso Ndagoso, has been elected as the new President, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN).

Ndagoso replaces Archbishop Lucious Ugorji of the Owerri Archdiocese, who is stepping down after serving a four-year tenure as CBCN president.

In a statement signed by the Secretary-General of CSN, Very Rev. Fr. Michael Ayanleke Banjo, Ndagoso emerged CBCN President at the on-going First 2026 Plenary Session of the conference holding at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Abuja.

Archbishop Man’Oso Ndagoso was born on 3rd January 1960 into a traditional religion family.

He later converted to Catholicism and was ordained a priest on 4th October 1986.

The Catholic prelate has been the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kaduna since November 2007, when he was appointed and then installed on 30 January 2008.

Also elected as the Vice-President of CBCN is Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Archbishop of Lagos.

Other Bishops elected are Most Rev. Peter Odetoyinbo, the Bishop of Abeokuta, as the Secretary and Most Rev. Peter Chukwu, the Bishop of Abakaliki, as the Assistant Secretary of CBCN.