Peter Ebere Okpaleke listen (born 1 March 1963) is a Nigerian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Ekwulobia since 29 April 2020. Peter Ebere CardinalOkpaleke speaking on the occasion of the thanksgiving Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral of Ekwulobia Diocese.Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa. Our mission is thetruth. Peter Okpaleke was among the 20 Cardinals so-created by Pope Francis. It was really a glorious interlude for a country where news items are subsumed in the shocking - kidnapping, beheading, rape and rapine. Peter Okpaleke, a Nigerian prelate with an unusual background, is one of the new cardinals to be created at the end of the summer. He had a difficult time becoming a bishop, let alone a cardinal. When he was named by Benedict XVI in 2012, his would-be diocesan flock rejected him. Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke, 59, who leads the southern Nigerian diocese of Ekwulobia, sees three key factors behindthe active participation of Catholics in Nigeria. The rest ofCardinal-designate Okpaleke’s story remains to be written, but if it is even half as unlikely as it has been for the past decade, there are sure to be many surprises in store. Okpaleke is a member of the Igbo ethnic group, which constitutes more than 15% of Nigeria’s population and is predominantly Christian. He became a priest in 1990, and worked as a pastor, a college chaplain, and diocesan administrator.