Anglican Diocese Of Okrika
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The Anglican Diocese of Okrika is one of ten 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
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 mi ...
. The diocese was established in 2003, the first bishop being
Tubokosemie Abere Tubokosemie Aberei (born 18 August 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the Bishop of Okrika, one of nine in the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of fourteen within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is th ...
. In October 2020 Enoch Atuboyedia became its second Bishop; he was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2020 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.The Guardian — Bello urges newly ordained Bishops to be good shepherds, not hirelings
(Accessed 28 August 2021)


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Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Niger Delta 2003 establishments in Nigeria {{Nigeria-stub