Karowei Dorgu

The Right Reverend Karowei Dorgu
Bishop of Woolwich
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Southwark
In office	17 March 2017 – present
Predecessor	Michael Ipgrave
Other posts	Vicar of St John the Evangelist Church, Upper Holloway (2012–2017)
Orders
Ordination	1 July 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest)
Consecration	17 March 2017 by Justin Welby
Personal details
Birth name	Woyin Karowei Dorgu
Born	June 1958 (age 59) Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Mosun
Children	Two
Alma mater	University of Lagos London Bible College Oak Hill College

Woyin Karowei Dorgu (born June 1958) is a Nigerian-born Church of England bishop and former medical doctor. He has been the Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark, since his consecration on 17 March 2017.

Dorgu was born in June 1958 in Burutu, Nigeria. From 1979 to 1985, he studied at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, graduating with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees. 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, London. He completed a Diploma in Evangelism in 1991, a Diploma in Pastoral Studies in 1993, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993. In 1993, he entered Oak Hill College, a Conservative Evangelical theological college, to train for ordained ministry. He left after two years to be ordained in the Church of England.

Dorgu was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon, by David Hope, Bishop of London, on 1 July 1995 at St Paul's Cathedral; and as a priest in 1996. From 1995 to 1998, he served his curacy at St Mark's Church, Tollington Park, Islington in the Diocese of London. He then joined St John the Evangelist Church, Upper Holloway; he served as an assistant curate/associate vicar from 1998 to 2000, team vicar from 2000 to 2012, and was the Vicar (incumbent) from 2012. On 6 March 2016, he was additionally made a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral.