Ezekiel Ikupolati was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

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 situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. Ikupolati was born in

Iyara Iyara is the headquarters of Ijumu local government area in Kogi State, Nigeria. The zip code for Iyara is 261103. The Iyara people are part of the Okun, which is a Yoruba sub group. Notable people * Smart Adeyemi Smart Adeyemi (born 18 Aug ...

on 6 June 1948. He was educated at the Emmanuel College of Theology and Christian Education,

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

. A former soldier, he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1984. He served in the Dioceses of Kwara and

Lokoja Lokoja is a city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Yoruba (Oworo), Bassa Nge and Nupe are indigenous to the area, other ethnic groups of Nigeria, including the ...

. He was then the Dean of the Church's

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

Okene Okene is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. The town is based in a Local Government Area of the same name. Okene runs along the A2 highway. It had an area of 328 km² and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census. The predominant people ...

until his appointment as the Anglican Diocese of Ijumu in 2008. He retired in 2018.Church Times, Nigeria
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Nigerian Army personnel Living people 1948 births Anglican deans in Africa Anglican bishops of Ijumu 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria People from Kogi State {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub