Kyrian Chukwuemeka Echekwu, was born in Lagos Nigeria, studied at the Central School Egbelu-Umuhu Enyiogugu, Aboh-Mbaise LGA, Imo State, Nigeria; St. Peter Claver Seminary, Okpala; and St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot-Ekpene Akwa, Ibom State; and Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. He completed his post-ordination studies at the Pontifical universities of Comillas and San Damaso, both in Madrid, Spain. He also studied at the Outreach Training Institute and the GTF, both in the United States, and holds a licentiate and Ph.D. in moral theology and a diploma in drug and addiction counseling.