article_title name birth_date death_date
ephraim obot
 ephraim obot 6 october 1936 12 april 2009
ephraim obot

silas ephraim obot -lrb- october 6 , 1936 -- april 12 , 2009 -rrb- was the nigeria bishop of the roman catholic diocese of idah on nigeria from his appointment on december 17 , 1977 , until his death in 2009 .
obot was first ordained as a roman catholic priest on june 29 , 1968 , ikot ekpene , nigeria .
he died on april 12 , 2009 , at the age of 72 .
