The Anglican Diocese of Oru is one of twelve within the
Anglican Province of Owerri
The Anglican Province of Owerri is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 12 dioceses:
* Okigwe South (Bishop: David Onuoha)
*Owerri (Bishop: Chukwuma Oparah)
* Orlu (Bishop: Benjamin Chinedum Okeke)
*Mbai ...
, itself one of fourteen provinces within the
Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is
Geoffrey Chukwunenye
Geoffrey Chukwunenye is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.
Chukwunenye was consecrated the inaugural Bishop of Oru on 16 July 2008 at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Mgbidi
Mgbidi is the headquarters of Oru West, a local government area of Im ...
.
History
In October 2020, Chukwunenye called on the
Nigerian government to review a power concession agreement during an address at the 3rd session of the 4th synod of the diocese. At the same session, held in St. Thomas Church in
Omuma
Omuma is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Eberi. Its people are Igbo .
It has an area of and a population of 100,366 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
A postal code (also known locally ...
,
Hope Uzodinma
Hope Odidika Uzodimma (born 12 December 1958) is a Nigerian politician who serves as Governor of Imo State. On 14 January 2020, the Supreme Court in Nigeria declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 govern ...
asked for local citizens and residents to be patient over roads, saying that road work would begin once the rains stop, in addition to calling
ecumenism
Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...
"the panacea to societal unity and harmonious coexistence", warning against greed, and informing the Anglican bishops about Imo's state of affairs.
In May 2021, Chukwunenye said that criticisms of southern governors' ban of open grazing and support of restructuring were selfish and primitive during an address at the 1st session of the 5th synod of the diocese. In the same month, he called for the government to revisit workers' salary and pensions.
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Dioceses of the Province of Owerri
Church of Nigeria dioceses
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