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Anglican Diocese Of Esan
The Anglican Diocese of Esan is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Bendel, itself one of fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Its bishop from 2000 to 2020, Friday John Imaekhai, was also Archbishop of the Province from 2010 to 2020. The current bishop is Gabriel Elabor; he was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2020 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann .... (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Province Of Bendel
The Bendel Province is one of the fourteen ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises thirteen dioceses, each one headed by a bishop and it was created in 2002, when the current division into provinces was adopted. His headquarters are located in Asaba. The first Archbishop of the Bendel Province was Albert Agbaje, who died in 2005. He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, latter replaced upon his election as Primate of Nigeria by Friday John Imaekhai in 2010. In 2020 Cyril Odutemu became Archbishop of Bendel. It comprises 13 dioceses: # Akoko-Edo (14 March 2007; bishop: Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen) # Asaba (10 August 1977; bishop: Kingsley Obuh) # Benin(3 January 1962; bishop: Peter Imasuen) # Esan (26 October 2000; bishop: Gabriel Elabor) # Etsako (14 March 2007; bishop: Bishop Felix Unuokhe Olorunfemi # Ika (14 September 2001; bishop: Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi) # Ndokwa (4 June 2008; bishop: David Obiosa) # Oleh (21 December 1999; bishop: John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church body, church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest Province (Anglican), province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the largest province in the Communion." As measured by active membership, the Church of Nigeria has nearly 2 million active baptised members. According to a study published by ''Cambridge University Press'' in the ''Journal of Anglican Studies'', there are between 4.94 and 11.74 million Anglicans in Nigeria. The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first [largest within the Anglican Communion] in terms of ''active'' members." Since 2002 the Church of Nigeria has been organised into 14 ecclesias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday John Imaekhai
Friday John Imaekhai was an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria until his retirement in 2020. Imaekhai was Bishop of Esan from 2000 to 2020 and Archbishop of Bendel from 2010 to 2020. He was elected as Archbishop of Bendel on 29 October 2009 at the Episcopal synod of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion held at the Basilica of Grace Apo in Gudu district of the Anglican Diocese of Abuja The Anglican Diocese of Abuja is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.The current bishop is Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, who is also Primate Primates are a diverse order o .... Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Esan Anglican archbishops of Bendel 21st-century Anglican archbishops 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Planning Associates (IPA), a consortium of three American planning and architecture firms made up of Wallace, Roberts, McHarg & Todd (WRMT – a group of architects) as the lead, Archisystems International (a subsidiary of the Howard Hughes Corporation), and Planning Research Corporation. The Central Business District of Abuja was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. It replaced Lagos, the country's most populous city, as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna. At the 2006 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
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