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Etsako West I
The Anglican Diocese of Etsako was created and inaugurated on the 14th March, 2007 and is one of 13 Dioceses within the Anglican Province of Bendel, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest 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 .... The pioneer bishop was Rt. Rev. Jacob O.B. Bada. Felix Unuokhe Olorunfemi was elected to replace Bishop Bada. Rt. Rev. Felix U. Olorunfemi was born on Wednesday 8 June 1966. He was educated at Bendel State University and the Ezekiel College of Theology, Ekpoma. He has served in Igbodo, Ekwuoma, Erumu and was Archdeacon of Agbor before becoming the Bishop of the Diocese of Etsako. The Cathedral is All Saints' Cathedral located at Auchi while the Bishop's Court is at Jattu which is a neighboring town to Auchi. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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: Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |