|
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] |
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] |
