The Bendel Province is one of the fourteen ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises thirteen dioceses, each one headed by a bishop and it was created in 2002, when the current division into provinces was adopted. His headquarters are located in

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. The first Archbishop of the Bendel Province was Albert Agbaje, who died in 2005. 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 ...

, latter replaced upon his election as Primate of Nigeria by Friday John Imaekhai in 2010. In 2020

Cyril Odutemu Cyril Odutemu is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria. Odutemu is Bishop of Ughelli and Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archb ...

became Archbishop of Bendel. It comprises 13 dioceses: #

Akoko-Edo Akoko Edo is a Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Igarra. It has an area of 1,371 km and a population of 262,110 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 312. As of 2016, its population ...

(14 March 2007; bishop: Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen) #

(10 August 1977; bishop: Kingsley Obuh) #

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(3 January 1962; bishop:

Peter Imasuen Peter Imasuen is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situat ...

) # Esan (26 October 2000; bishop: Gabriel Elabor) # Etsako (14 March 2007; bishop: Bishop Felix Unuokhe Olorunfemi # Ika (14 September 2001; bishop: Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi) #

Ndokwa The Anglican Diocese of Ndokwa is one of 12 dioceses within the Anglican Province of Bendel, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church body, church in Nigeria. It is the sec ...

(4 June 2008; bishop:

David Obiosa David Obiosa was the first Anglican Diocese of Ndokwa, Bishop of Ndokwa Diocese which is one of the 13 Dioceses in the Anglican Province of Bendel, Province of Bendel under the Church of Nigeria, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Early ...

) # Oleh (21 December 1999; bishop: John Usiwoma Aruakpor) # Sabongidda-Ora (27 May 1993; bishop: Augustine Ohilebo) #

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(12 January 2009; bishop: Blessing Erifeta) #

Ughelli Ughelli is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the 24 kingdoms that make up the Urhobo Nation. It also serves as the headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The city is indigenous to the Urhobo ethnic nation ...

(8 January 1998; Archbishop:

) #

Warri The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri and her twin city, Uvwie are the commercial c ...

(25 January 1980; bishop: Christian Esezi Ide) # Western Izon (28 August 2005; bishop: Victor Okporu)

References

External links

Bendel Province at the Church of Nigeria Official Website

Church of Nigeria ecclesiastical provinces {{anglicanism-stub