The Anglican Diocese of Northern Izon is one of twelve within the

Anglican Province of the Niger Delta The Anglican Province of Niger Delta is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 13 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Niger Delta and Bishop of Calabar is Tunde Adeleye. It has 13 dioceses ( ...

, itself one of 14 provinces within the

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. The current bishop is Funkuro Godrules Victor Amgbare.The Guardian, UK
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, was consecrated on May 14, 2008 at St James's Cathedral, Oke-Bola,

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and the missionary diocese was inaugurated on June 5 at St Mark's Cathedral, Kaiama, Bayelsa State.

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