The Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of 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 ...

. It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria. His headquarters are located in

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

. The diocese comprises 17 dioceses, 96 archdeaconries and 476 parishes. The first archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was

Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the coun ...

, from 2002 to 2010. He was succeeded by

Nicholas Okoh Nicholas Dikeriehi Orogodo Okoh (born 10 November 1952, at Owa-Alero in the Delta State) is the former archbishop of Abuja Province and Primate (bishop), primate of the Church of Nigeria in the Anglican Communion. He retired on 25 March 2020. He ...

, who also held office as Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja from 25 March 2010 to 25 March 2020. The current archbishop is

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 par ...

. He was installed on 25 March 2020. The province comprises 13 dioceses: * Abuja (26 November 1989; Bishop:

; first bishop was Peter Akinola, consecrated 16 November 1989)Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) p. 35 *

Bida Bida is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria and a city on the A124 highway which occupies most of the area. The LGA has an area of and a population of 188,181 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 912. The city Bida i ...

(30 November 1999; Bishop: Jonah Kolo) *

Gboko Gboko is a town in the Benue State of North-central Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. ...

(15 January 2009; Bishop Emmanuel Nyitsse *

Gwagwalada Gwagwalada is a local government area in the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria. Gwagwalada has an area of 1,043 km2 and a population of 157,770 at the 2006 census. It is projected to have a 6.26% growth between 2020 and 2025, the large ...

(26 November 1999; Bishop: Moses Tabwaye) *

Idah Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarter of the Igala Kingdom, and also a Local Government Area with an area of 36 km. Idah had a population o ...

(14 March 2005; Bishop: Joseph Musa) * Kafanchan (5 September 1990; Bishop: Marcus Dogo; first bishop W. W. Diya, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria..." (ibid.) pp. 36–37 * Kubwa (19 March 2005; Bishop: Duke Akamisoko, appointed 2009; note: formerly Simon Bala who died November 2008) * Kwoi (23 May 2008) Bishop:

Paul Samuel Zamani Paul Samuel Zamani is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He is the current Bishop of Kwoi, one of 13 dioceses in the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces in the Church of Nigeria. Zamani was born in Zonkwa Zonkwa is the Zangon Ka ...

) *

Lafia Lafia is a town in North Central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results. It is the largest town in Nasarawa state. History Lafia, also known as Lafian b ...

(29 November 1999; Bishop:

Miller Maza Miller Maza is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the Bishop of Lafia one of 13 dioceses within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church ...

) *

Makurdi Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, located in central Nigeria, and part of the Middle Belt region of central Nigeria. The city is situated on the south bank of the Benue River. In 2016, Makurdi and the surrounding areas had an estimated popula ...

(24 September 1990; Bishop: Nathan Inyom) * Otukpo (11 December 1996; Bishop: David Bello; erected from Makurdi diocese; Ityobee Ugede, first bishop, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola) * Zaki-Biam (20 September 2018; Bishop : Jezreel Vandeh) *

Zonkwa Zonkwa is the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area as well as the Bajju Chiefdom headquarters, in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. Geography Landscape Zonkwa possesses an elevation of 798m. Climate Zonkwa has an avera ...

(19 March 2005; Bishop: Jacob Kwashi Missions in Africa and North America: * Church of Nigeria Mission (Congo; 2005; Bishop:

Abiodun Olaoye Abiodun Taiwo Olaoye is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was a Missionary bishop within the Anglican Province of Abuja The Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It is one of the original 10 provi ...

) * Church of Nigeria Mission (Nomadic; 2006; Bishop: Simon Peters Mutum) *

Church of Nigeria North American Mission The Church of Nigeria North American Mission (CONNAM) is a missionary body of the Church of Nigeria (CON). It has been in a ministry partnership with the Anglican Church in North America but no longer affiliated with it beyond mutual membership in ...

(Diocese of the West, 2011; Acting Bishop: Celestine Ironna , Diocese of the Trinity, 2012; Bishop: Olukayode Adebogun)

References

External links

Abuja Province Dioceses at the Church of Nigeria Official Website
Church of Nigeria ecclesiastical provinces {{anglicanism-stub