Peter Rotimi Oludipe is a Nigerian church leader of the

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. He serves as the current and fifth Bishop of the

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since 2020. Born in Iwaya, Ijebu,

Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State to the east, and the Republic of Benin to the ...

, Oludipe was educated at St. Andrew's Primary School, Isonyin Grammar School, and Ogun State School of Basic Studies, Ijebu Ode. He later went it the

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and the Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan. Olidipe was ordained a deacon in 1991 and an Anglican priest the next year. He served at Yemetu and Oke Bola, both in Oyo State. In 1998, he became a canon and an

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in 1999. In 2010, he was appointed Provost of the Cathedral Church of Our Saviour in Ijasi, Ijebu-Ode in 2010 which followed his consecration on 21 September 2020, as the Bishop of Ijebu.

Early life and education

Oludipe was born in Iwaya Ijebu in

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, where he started his primary education in St. Andrew’s Primary School in Imuwen, and Isonyin Grammar School,

Isonyin Isonyin is a small town in Ogun State, Nigeria located about 10 kilometers from Ijebu Ode. Administratively, it is part of the Ijebu North-East Local Government Area. Its inhabitants speak the Ijebu dialect of the Yoruba language Yoruba (, ...

from 1976 to 1981. He later graduated as a secondary school student at Ogun State School of Basic Studies in 1983. He furthered to Immanuel College of Theology in

Ibadan, Oyo State 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 met ...

from 1986 to 1989 and the

where he had his B.A. RS in religious studies, master’s and PhD in Guidance and Counselling and Counselling Psychology respectively.

Career

After his education, he started working at the Anglican Diocese of Ibadan until his ordination as deacon in 1991. The ordination was done by G.I.O. Olajide and a priest on 5 July, 1992. He married Bimbola Oludipe.

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Enthronement and inauguration of the Rt Rev Dr Peter Rotimi Olipide
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