Catholic Church announces Gabriel Osu’s death at 72

The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has announced the death of Very Rev’d Monsignor Gabriel Osu.

The announcement surfaced online yesterday.
According to the Archdiocese, the Ubulu-Uku-born Osu died on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the age of 72.

It further stated that Osu was born on Sunday, September 5, 1954, and a native of Ogbego Quarters, from Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State.

It added that until his death, Osu was a priest of the Archdiocese of Lagos, ordained on Saturday, December 5, 1981.

He served in several parishes and institutions in the Archdiocese, including the Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos; St. Gregory College, South-West, Ikoyi; St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Oshodi, Lagos; St. Paul Catholic Church, Ebute-Metta, and Our Lady Star of the Sea, Northern Foreshore, Lekki.

He also served as the Lagos Archdiocesan Director of Social Communications for many years. Until his death, he was a resident of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Northern Foreshore, Lekki.

A circular released by the Archbishop of Lagos stated that funeral arrangements would be communicated later.

The church, however, called for prayers for the repose of the soul of Monsignor Osu, and for the consolation of all who mourn.