REV. CANON GIDEON ATTAH

Name: Rev Canon Gideon Uwakwe Akachukwu Attah
Position: Administrator, Umu-opu Archdeaconry.
Present Church: St Mark’s Umuopu
Phone: 08064647223, 09050573838
Date of Birth: 20th April, 1980
Email address: gideon.attah@unn.edu.ng
Ordinations and preferment: Deacon: 8th July, 2017.
Priest: 9th July, 2018
Canon: Ist December, 2024.
Churches served:
New Bethel Church, Odenigwe (Lay pastor) 2010-2016
Church of the Holy Spirit, Amugwu, Obukpa (Lay Pastor) 2016-2017.
Our Savour Church, Enugu Ugbene, Alor Uno (Curate) 2017-2020
St Paul’s Nkpologu (Vicar) 2020-2024
St Mark’s Umu-opu (Vicar/Administrator) 2025-date.
Brief Biography:
Rev Canon Gideon Attah is a native of Umuobia in Isiakpu, Nsukka, Nsukka LGA of Enugu State. He repented in 1999 as a teenager. He is a Teacher of the Word and a Pastor with passion in nurturing, training and raising people to realize their gift, calling and potentials especially the youths, a community pastor and peace advocate. He is a youth and teenage trainer and mentor.
He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Diploma in Theology (Dip.TH) and Bachelor of Theology (B.TH) from Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He is currently concluding a Masters degree programme (Religion and Conflict Resolution option) in Department of Religion, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He was once a president of Anglican Student Fellowship (ASF) Federal Metallurgical Training Institute (FMTI), Onitsha, Anambra State, former Vice Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Uzo-Uwani L.G.A., Diocesan Coordinator Young Anglican Crusaders (YAC). He is currently Diocesan Chaplain of Young Anglican Crusaders (YAC).
Rev Canon Gideon is a Senior Technical officer in the Department of Automotive Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He is married to Mrs Blessing Ijeoma Attah (Dimoyi), a scholar and academic staff of Home Economics and Hospitality Management in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.