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Anglican Diocese Of Ika
ThAnglican Diocese of Ika'' is one of 12 within the 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 headqu ..., itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi. The previous bishop was Peter Imhona Onekpe who left in 2018; he was the pioneer bishop when the Diocese of Ika was created in 2001. References Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Bendel {{Nigeria-stub ... [...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] |
Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi
Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi (born 26 January 1969) is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Ekpenisi, a former Archdeacon, is the current Bishop of Ika; he was enthroned on 15 December 2018. Ekpenisi was born on 26 January 1969 in Agbor, Delta State. He grew up in Asaba Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of o ..., attending St. Patrick's College from 1979 to 1984, followed by St. Thomas Teacher Training College in Ibusa until 1987. He graduated in Mathematics from the University of Benin in 1997 and in Theology from St. Paul's College, Awka in 2001. He is also a graduate of the University of Abuja where he bagged a first class degree in religion. Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Ika 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Church of Nigeria archdeacons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Imhona Onekpe
Peter Imhona Onekpe (born 15 February 1949) was the Anglican Bishop of Ika in Bendel Province of the Church of Nigeria. Onekpe was the pioneer bishop when thDiocese of Ikawas created in 2001. He retired in 2018, and Godfrey Ifeanyi Ekpenisi was elected as the second Bishop of Ika in September 2018. Onekpe was born on 15 February 1949 in Etsako West, Edo State Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy .... He attended St. Peter's Anglican Secondary Modern School, Jattu-Uzairue, from 1961 to 1963, followed by the Catechist Training School at Akure, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan in 1974, and was ordained in 1975. Onekpe was the 4th Bishop of Benin, consecrated in 1995, and translated to Esan Diocese in September 2000. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
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