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Benjamin Chinedum Okeke
Benjamin Chinedum Okeke is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Okeke was educated at Archdeacon Denis Junior Seminary. He was elected Bishop of Orlu to succeed Bennett Okoro Bennett C I Okoro is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He was born on the 24th of November 1949 in Imo State. Okoro was educated at Union Secondary School, Enugu, the American College and Seminary in Manhattan, New York and the Lincoln University. ... on 23 August 2019 at St. Peter's Chapel, Ibru International Ecumenical Centre, Agbarha Otor, Delta State, and consecrated at All Saints Anglican Church Amaifeke, Orlu in September 2019. Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Orlu 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Orlu
The Anglican Diocese of Orlu is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Owerri The Anglican Province of Owerri is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 12 dioceses: * Okigwe South (Bishop: David Onuoha) *Owerri (Bishop: Chukwuma Oparah) * Orlu (Bishop: Benjamin Chinedum Okeke) *Mbai ..., itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Benjamin Chinedum Okeke. Notes Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Owerri {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Okoro
Bennett C I Okoro is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He was born on the 24th of November 1949 in Imo State. Okoro was educated at Union Secondary School, Enugu, the American College and Seminary in Manhattan, New York and the Lincoln University. He was ordained in 1976. He was chaplain to the Federal Teachers College, Lokoja then Vicar of Christ Church, Lokoja. He began working in the Diocese of Orlu in 1984. He was appointed Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's Cathedral Nkwerre. In 1988, he became Archdeacon of Etiti. He was elected Bishop of Okigwe South in 1993, and was later translated Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transla ... to Orlu. He became Archbishop of Owerri in 2002, serving until 2013. Okoro was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Okigwe South on 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Anglican Bishops Of Orlu
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 the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its ''primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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