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Bishop Of Umuahia (Anglican)
The Anglican Diocese of Umuahia is one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: bishops of the diocese include Ikechi Nwosu and the current incumbent Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi (b 1970) is an Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of .... Notes Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Aba {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Province Of Aba
The Anglican Province of Aba is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 9 dioceses: *Anglican Diocese of Aba, Aba (Christian Ugwuzor) *Anglican Diocese of Aba Ngwa North, Aba Ngwa North (Nathan Kanu) *Anglican Diocese of Arochukwu/Ohafia, Arochukwu/Ohafia (Bishop: Johnson Onuoha) *Anglican Diocese of Ikwanuo, Ikwanuo (Bishop: Chigozirim Onyegbule) *Anglican Diocese of Isiala-Ngwa, Isiala-Ngwa (Bishop: Temple Nwaogu) *Anglican Diocese of Isial-Ngwa South, Isial-Ngwa South (Bishop: Isaac Nwaobia) *Anglican Diocese of Isikwuato, Isikwuato (Bishop: Manasses Chijiokem Okere) *Anglican Diocese of Ukwa, Ukwa (Bishop: Samuel Kelechi Eze) *Anglican Diocese of Umahia, Umuahia (Bishop: Ikechi Nwosu) References External linksAnglican Province of Aba at the Anglican Communion Official Website Church of Nigeria ecclesiastical provinces Anglican Province of Aba, Anglican archbishops of Aba, {{anglicanism-stub ... [...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] |
Ikechi Nwosu
Ikechi Nwachukwu Nwosu was an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria: he was Bishop of Umahia, one of nine dioceses within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: He retired in 2019, having been bishop for sixteen years and Archbishop of Aba. He was appointed Archbishop of Aba Province in 2011. Nwosu was born in Ihiagwa on 24 November 1949. Nwosu gained his Dip. Th. at Trinity Theological College, Umuahia in 1978, followed by Cert. Th. from Wycliffe Hall in 1980, B.D. from the University of London in 1983, M.A. in New Testament at the University of Nigeria in 1988, and Ph.D. from Ridley Hall, Cambridge in 1995. He was ordained in 1978, became a Canon in 1987; and an Archdeacon in 1994. He has been Rector of Trinity Theological College, Umuahia and was Director of the Ibru Centre, Agbarha-Otor in Ughelli, Delta State from 1999 until 2003, when he became Bishop of Umuahia. He took office as Dean of the Church of Nigeria (remaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi
Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi (b 1970) is an Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ... bishop in Nigeria: since his consecration on 24 September 2019 he has been the Bishop of Umahia, one of nine dioceses within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: Notes Anglican bishops of Umuahia 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Living people 1970 births {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
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