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Bishop Of Ukwa (Anglican)
The Anglican Diocese of Ukwa is one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The inaugural bishop was Uju Obinya and the current bishop is Manasses Chijiokem Okere Manasses Chijiokem Okere is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It .... 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] |
Uju Obinya
Uju Otoukwesiri Wachukwu Obinya was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was Bishop of Ukwa, one of nine dioceses within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Obinya was born in 1934 and educated at Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He was ordained deacon in 1964 and priest in 1965. A former Canon and Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ..., he was bishop from 1994 to 2005. Obinya was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Ukwa on 16 January 1994 at St. Michael's Cathedral Aba, a post from which he retired in 2004. Notes 1934 births Trinity Theological College, Umuahia alumni Anglican bishops of Ukwa Anglican archdeacons in Africa 20th-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria 21st-century Anglic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasses Chijiokem Okere
Manasses Chijiokem Okere is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...: he is the current Bishop of Isikwuato one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Isuikwuato 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
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