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Bishop Of Gombe (Anglican)
The Anglican Diocese of Gombe is one of ten within the Anglican Province of Jos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Cletus Tambari, who replaced Henry Ndukuba Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba (born 18 July 1961) is the current Primate of the Church of Nigeria. Prior to his appointment, he was Archbishop of Jos and Bishop of Gombe. Biography Henry Ndukuba was born in a Christian home in Anambra State. His pa ..., formerly Archbishop of Jos and now Primate of the Church of Nigeria. The Diocese of Gombe was created as a missionary diocese and the 71st Diocese of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. It is located in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. It was created in 1999 and now has more than a hundred churches and eight Archdeaconries. Notes Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Jos {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cletus Tambari
Cletus Tambari is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He is the current Bishop of Gombe, one of ten dioceses within the Anglican Province of Jos, itself one of 14 provinces within the 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 Englan .... Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Gombe 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ndukuba
Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba (born 18 July 1961) is the current Primate of the Church of Nigeria. Prior to his appointment, he was Archbishop of Jos and Bishop of Gombe. Biography Henry Ndukuba was born in a Christian home in Anambra State. His parents, Silas and Selina Ndukuba, were Christian Missionary Society (now known as Anglican) school and church teachers from Ogberuru in Diocese of Orlu, (which happens to be Henry's home diocese) Orlu, Imo State. Ndukuba is married to Angela E. Ndukuba (née Okoro), an educationist. They have six children, a grandson and two granddaughters. Education He attended Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu and had his WASC in 1978. He worked in Kano State Library, ministry of education 1979–1980. He attended the Theological College of Northern Nigeria from 1980 and obtained a B.D. in 1984. He did his NYSC in Kano State 1984–1985. He obtained a MA in systematic Theology, from Durham University, England, in 1990 and another in Christian Education a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Province Of Jos
The Jos Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It was one of the original ten provinces created in 2002. It is divided into ten dioceses, 31 archdeaconries and 137 parishes. The ten dioceses of the Jos Province are: * Bauchi (29 September 1990; Bishop: Musa Mwin Tula; first bishop E. O. Chukuma, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006pp. 36–37/ref> * Bukuru (6 March 2007; Bishop: Jwan Zhumbes) * Damaturu (8 December 1996; Bishop: Yohannah Audu; erected from Maiduguri diocese; Daniel Abu Visa, first bishop, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola) * Gombe (c. 25 November 1999; Bishop: Cletus Tambari) * Jalingo (10 December 1996; Bishop: Foreman Nedison; Tanimu Samari, first bishop, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola) * Jos (10 January 1980; Bishop: Benjamin Kwashi) * Lang ... [...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] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward * Church, Lancashire, England United States * Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Church Lake, a lake in Minnesota Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazine published by the National Pastoral Life Center Fictional entities * Church (''Red vs. Blue''), a fictional character in the video web series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |