He served a curacy at All Saints Anglican Church in Burnaby and then became associate rector of St. John's Shaughnessy in Vancouver.
[2] In 2002, after the New Westminster synod controversially approved the blessing of same-sex unions, the St. John's Shaughnessy delegates, along with delegates from seven other churches, walked out of synod in objection, eventually forming a group called the Anglican Communion in New Westminster (ACiNW) and declared impaired communion with bishop Michael Ingham.
[4][5] Orji, who was a member of the faith, worship and ministry committee task group asked to present the same-sex blessing issue to the Anglican Church of Canada's 2004 General Synod, said at the time that St. John's was not yet willing to abandon the reconciliation process.
[7] In 2004, after the General Synod met, Orji accepted a call as associate rector of St. Francis on the Hill Episcopal Church in El Paso, Texas.
[2] Under Orji's leadership, the 400-member church voted in 2008 to leave the Diocese of the Rio Grande and affiliate with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America.
[2] St. Francis became the diocese's cathedral, and Orji stepped down as dean in 2016 so that he could focus full-time on his episcopal ministry.
[12] Orji is also bishop protector of the Society of St. Benedict, a dispersed Benedictine order in the Diocese of All Nations.
Dobbs and Orji commented at the time: "This does not directly affect the mission and ministry of the other CANA dioceses.
While we are disappointed by the way this election process has unfolded, this is not a situation that affects our local parishes and their commitment to making disciples and followers of Jesus.
[16] CON Primate Henry Ndukuba joined Orji to dedicate the diocese's new cathedral in Houston in 2021.