Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye (28 January 1969 – 30 October 2022) was a bishop of the

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and Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Lagos, Nigeria. Until his death, he was the Bishop of Lagos, and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos (Anglican Communion), Church of

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having been Bishop of Osun North East Diocese, Otan Ayegbaj until 2018, and presented as the Archbishop of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province on 7 November 2021, at the Cathedral Church of Advent, Life Camp, Abuja.

Early life

Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye was born on 28 January 1969 at Okene,

, into the family of the Venerable and Mrs. T.A. Olumakaiye. He was a native of

Idanre Idanre is a Local Government Area and historic town in Ondo State, Nigeria. The town is located at the foot of the scenic Idanre Hill which is of unique cultural and environmental significance, and attracts many tourists. The town is about sout ...

Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...

Education

Olumakaiye started his Education at St. Michael's primary school, Esie in 1975 from where he proceeded to Government Secondary School, Omu-Aran, Kwara State in 1982. He left Omu-Aran in 1983 and concluded his Secondary education at Cherubim Seraphim Secondary School, Ilorin in 1986. Between 1991 and 1993, he obtained his first degree in Religious Studies from the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...

, Master's Degree in Religious Studies in 2001 and doctorate degree in Church History and Doctrine from the same university. Following his training and graduation fro
Immanuel College of Theology
Ibadan, he was made a deacon in June 1993 and ordained a priest in December same year by E.A. Ademowo, Bishop of Ilesha Diocese.

Ministry

Olumakaiye started his ministry at Christ the Saviour Anglican Church, Cappa, Ilesa in June 1993. While at Cappa, he was preferred a Statutory Canon in November 1999 to occupy Archbishop Adetiloye's stall, and Bishop Ademowo preferred him an Archdeacon of Imo Archdeaconry and Vicar of St. James's Church, Imo

Ilesa Ilesa () is an ancient town located in the Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred on that village. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ij ...

2000. As the Vicar of St. Matthew's Church and Archdeacon of Ijebu-Jesa, he lifted the status of St. Matthew's church to become a cathedral in January 2009, and he became the first Dean of Cathedral St. Matthew Ijebu-Jesa, Ijesa North Missionary Diocese. Olumakaiye was elected Bishop on May 22, 2009 at the age of 40, he was consecrated Bishop on Sunday, July 12, 2009 in

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Bayelsa Bayelsa is one of the states in the South-South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta region. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. Yena ...

state while he was enthroned on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at

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church of St. Philip's,

Otan Ayegbaju Otan Ayegbaju (Otan for short) is an historic town in Yorubaland founded about 500 years ago by descendants of Oduduwa, who migrated from Ifẹ. It is the headquarters of Boluwaduro Local Government Area. Nearby towns are Eripa, Iresi, Igbajo ...

as the first Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Osun North East. Within two years of his Episcopacy in the Diocese, he built a multi-million naira Bishop's court, a chapel and a library and Resource Centre. The Diocese Headquarters also has a hall, Bishop's office Complex school and many other structures. He also built a prayer mountain and a prayer prayer town in the Diocese. A quarter of

was named after him by the Owa of

, Oba Lukman Adesola Ojo Fadipe (Owa Olatanka III). Olumakaiye was translated into the See of Lagos on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 and enthroned as the 8th Bishop of Lagos on Monday, July 30, 2018 at th
Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina
Lagos. He acquired 1500 plots of land for the Diocese and named it Centenary City where he was building low income Housing Estate, Gethsemane garden, Hospital, Convention ground, women & youth empowerment center, Amusement park and lots more. Olumakaiye has served as the Coordinator, prayer convocation for Ibadan province: the secretary of supra west, church of Nigeria (comprising 63 Dioceses): the secretary of the proprietors desk of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. He was member of pension and gratuity board, supra west church of Nigeria and a member of governing council, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. Olumakaiye was the first Nigerian priest to preach a
Melbourne church, London
For four years, he was an annual guest lecturer a
St. Luke's Central, Birmingham.
UK, (2011-2015). In 2003, he attended the world mission conference in

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and

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. Bishop Olumakaiye published two books: * Anglican women: Position, privileges and prospects of women in the church *Inculturation and decolonization of oral and liturgical theology of the

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Personal life and death

Olumakaiye was married to Motunrayo Funke, a professor and former head of the department of nutrition and consumer sciences, faculty of agriculture

Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal government-owned university that is located in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife ...

(O.A.U.) ,Ile -Ife,

Osun state Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Og ...

. The union is blessed with biological and spiritual children. Olumakaiye died following a short illness in the evening of Sunday 30th October 2022, at the age of 53.

References

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