Evans Agola was an

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bishop in

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during the last third of the twentieth century.

Biography

Agola was educated at

St. Paul's University, Limuru St. Paul's University, is a private Christian ecumenical University with its main campus in Limuru, Kiambu County Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu Co ...

. He was

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in 1943 and priest in 1945. He served the church at Ng'iya,

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and Ramba. He was

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Maseno Maseno is a town in Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya. It is located along Kisumu - Busia, Kenya, Busia highway 25 kilometers to the provincial capital and it is in north west ward. Another road connects Maseno to Vihiga town, located 15 kilo ...

from 1965 to 1970; and Bishop of Maseno South from 1970 to 1973. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 p9: London;

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; 1976

References

20th-century Anglican bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya St. Paul's University, Limuru alumni Anglican bishops of Maseno Academic staff of Great Lakes University of Kisumu Year of birth missing Anglican bishops of Maseno South {{Kenya-Anglican-bishop-stub