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This is a list of the Archbishops and Bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in post in 2000. In 2000, the church had 3 Provinces in Nigeria, each with an Archbishop. Each Province is divided into dioceses; there were 76 dioceses in Nigeria, each with a bishop. Each Archbishop is also the bishop of one of the dioceses in his Province. The pre-eminent Archbishop, The
Primate of All Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 m ...
, is chosen from the Archbishops, and becomes Bishop of Abuja. The Primate in 2000 was
Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the coun ...
, who served from 2000 to 2010.


Archbishops

# Ephraim Adebola Ademowo was the Anglican Archbishop of Province One in 2000. #
Jonathan Onyemelukwe Jonathan Arinzechukwu Onyemelukwe (1930-2011) was the Anglican Bishop On the Niger and Archbishop of Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Onyemelukwe, the Archbishop Emeritus of Province Two, former Dean, Church of Nigeria and Bishop o ...
was the Anglican Archbishop of Province Two in 2000. #
Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the coun ...
was the Anglican Archbishop of Province Three in 2000.


Bishops of Dioceses

# Samuel Adedayo Abe was the Anglican Bishop of Ekiti in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Peter Awelewa Adebiyi was the Anglican Bishop of Lagos West in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Tunde Adeleye Tunde Adeleye, the Diocesan Bishop of Calabar, is the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. His past posts include: * President, Christian Union, Mid-Western Polytechnic * President, Ch ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Calabar in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Ephraim Ademowo Ephraim Adebola Ademowo (born 29 July 1948) is a retired Nigerian Anglican Archbishop. He was the erstwhile Diocesan Bishop of Lagos (2000–2018), Dean of the Church of Nigeria (2010–2012), Provincial Archbishop of Lagos (2002–2012) and Arch ...
was the Anglican
Bishop of Lagos The Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 13 dioceses: *Lagos (Bishop: Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye) * Awori (Bishop: Akin Atere) *Badagry (Bishop: Joseph Adeyemi) * E ...
in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Tanimu Aduda was the Anglican Bishop of Gwagwalada in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Albert Aduloju Agbaje was the Anglican Bishop of Sabongidda-Ora in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Jacob Ajetunmobi Jacob Ademola Ajetunmobi (June 1948 – 14 December 2020) was a Nigerian Anglican bishop. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Ibadan South from 1999 to 2018. Ajetunmobi was born in 1948 in Ogbagi-Akoko in Western Nigeria to a chief who w ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Ibadan South in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Edmund Akanya was the Anglican Bishop of Kebbi in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Gabriel Akinbolarin Akinbiyi Gabriel Akinbolarin Akinbiyi was born on the 5th of December, 1949. He married Mrs Stella A. Akinbiyi sometime between 1956-1961, he went to St John's Anglican school oke Igbo and later on went to local authority modern school oke Igbo, during 1962 ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Offa in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Joseph Akinfenwa Joseph Olatunji Akinfenwa (born 24 May 1956) is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is Bishop of Ibadan, one of nineteen in the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. Akinfenwa was born in Zaria on 24 May 1956 ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Sokoto in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the coun ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Abuja in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Michael Akinyemi Michael Akinyemi (born 17 October 1947) is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the pioneer Bishop of Igbomina, one of seven in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. Akinyemi was also Archbishop of the A ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Igbomina in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Adolphus A. Amabebe was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta West in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Maxwell Anikwenwa Maxwell Anikwenwa was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Anikwenwa was born in Oyi in 1940; and educated at Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He was ordained Deacon in 1964 and Priest in December 1966. He served in Onitsha and Freetown. He wa ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Awka in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Joseph Oluwafemi Arulefela Joseph Oluwafemi Arulefela was the Anglican Bishop of Ikale-Ilaje in Province One of the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by bapt ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Ikale-Ilaje in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Arulefela was consecrated as Bishop of Ikale-Ilaje on 25 January 1999. # George Bako was the Anglican Bishop of Lokoja in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Simon Bala was the Anglican Bishop of Gusau in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Timothy Ipadeola Olaniyi Bolaji was the Anglican Bishop of Yewa in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was the first Bishop of Egbado (now Yewa) Diocese, enthroned on 2 November 1990, at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Ilaro. #
Emmanuel Chukwuma Emmanuel Chukwuma is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria. He was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Enugu, and the archbishop of the Anglican Province of Enugu in 2014. Chukwuma was born in Asaba on 15 January 1954. After secondary school, he ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Enugu in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # William Weh Diya was the Anglican Bishop of Kafanchan in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Godson Chinyere Echefu was the Anglican Bishop of Ideato in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was consecrated Bishop of Ideato at Christ Church, Uwari,
Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...
, on 11 July 1999 by Abiodun Adetiloye, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, a post he held until his retirement in 2004. Echefu was born in
Nkwerre Nkwerre is one of the Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Areas in Imo State, South-East, Nigeria. It is situated in Nkwerre town where the name of the local government area was derived. Its population was placed at 80,270 from the ...
on 25 March 1934, and died in early 2021. # Jonathan Edewor was the Anglican Bishop of Oleh in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Christian Efobi Christian Efobi is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Efobi was born in Kaduna in 1948. He was educated at Anglican Boys Grammar School, Akwukwu-Igbo; New Bethel College Onitsha and The Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Bukuru. He was ordaine ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Yola in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Samuel Onyuku Elenwo Samuel Onyuku Elenwo (7 December 1933 – 2008) was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta in Niger Delta Province of the Church of Nigeria. Elenwo was born on 7 December 1933 in Okporowo-Ogbakiri, where he went to primary school, followed by O ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta North in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Nathaniel A Enuku was the Anglican Bishop of Warri in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Enuku was the second bishop of Warri from April 1992 until March 2003. # Laudamus Atushiaka Ereaku (born 13 January 1953) was the Anglican Bishop of Bauchi in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Ereaku died on 12 December 2005 in a road accident in Bauchi State. He was ordained priest in 1986, Canon in 1990, Archdeacon in 1992 and elected Bishop of Bauchi in 1998, succeeding
Emmanuel Chukwuma Emmanuel Chukwuma is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria. He was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Enugu, and the archbishop of the Anglican Province of Enugu in 2014. Chukwuma was born in Asaba on 15 January 1954. After secondary school, he ...
. # Ugochukwu Ezuoke was the Anglican Bishop of Umuahia in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Jeremiah Olagbamigbe A Fabuluje was the Anglican Bishop of Kwara in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Fabuluje retired as Bishop of Kwara in 2005. He died in 2008. His son
Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje is the Anglican Bishop of Oke-Osun in Ibadan Province of the Church of Nigeria. He was elected as Bishop in January 2021. His father Jeremiah Fabuluje, who died in 2008, was Bishop of Kwara. Fabuluje graduated from O ...
is also a Bishop. # Seth Oni Fagbemi was the Anglican Bishop of Osun in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was enthroned at All Saints’ Cathedral, Balogun,
Osogbo Osogbo (also ''Oṣogbo'', rarely ''Oshogbo'') is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991. Osogbo city seats the Headquarters of both Osogbo Local Government Area (situated at Oke Baale Area of the city) and Olorund ...
, as the pioneer bishop of the Diocese of Osun, which was inaugurated on 3 August 1987. He retired as bishop in 2000. # Nathaniel Fasogbon was the Anglican Bishop of Oke-Osun in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Emmanuel Bolanie Gbonigi was the Anglican Bishop of Akure in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Gbonigi was born in 1931. He was the pioneer Bishop of Akure, a position he occupied from 1983 until his retirement in 2000. # Josiah Idowu-Fearon was the Anglican Bishop of Kaduna in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Emmanuel Iheagwam was the Anglican Bishop of Egbu in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Jonah Ilonuba was the Anglican Bishop of Nsukka in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Nathan Inyom Nathan Inyom is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. From 1990 he has been the Bishop of Makurdi, one of 13 dioceses of the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces of the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Angl ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Makurdi in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Augustine Onyeyrichukwu Iwuagwu was the Anglican Bishop of Aba in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was consecrated Bishop of Aba in 1987. #
Jonah Kolo Jonah Kolo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Bida, one of 11 dioceses within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Bida in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Benjamin Kwashi Benjamin Argak Kwashi (born Plateau State, 1955) is a Nigerian Anglican archbishop. He is married to Gloria and they have six children, one of them is also a priest. They have 54 orphans living with them in Jos, Northern Nigeria. Biography He ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Jos in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # James S Sekari Kwasu was the Anglican Bishop of Katsina in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Ali Buba Lamido Ali Buba Lamido is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria. Lamido is Bishop of Wusasa, and the former Archbishop of Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Wusasa in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # George Latunji Lasebikan was the Anglican Bishop of Ondo in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Yesufu Lumu was the Anglican Bishop of Dutse in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Amos Madu Amos Amankechinelo Madu (born 21 Sept 1953) is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Oji River. He was appointed Bishop of Oji River in 1999, and was Archbishop of Enugu from 2009 until 2014, when he was succeeded by Emmanu ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Oji in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Caleb Anny Maduoma Caleb Anny Maduoma (22 September 1950 – 29 April 2021) was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Maduoma was the Bishop of Ideato and archbishop of the Province of Owerri until his retirement in late 2020. He was consecrated as Bishop of Ideato o ...
was the Anglican
Bishop of Okigwe South The Anglican Diocese of Okigwe South is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, itself one of fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria. It was inaugurated on January 8, 1994, out of the Diocese of Okigwe-Orlu as the 44th Dioc ...
in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Emmanuel Kana Mani Emmanuel Kana Mani was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Mani was born on 10 June 1951, in Zuru, Kebbi State Kebbi state ( ha, Jihar Kebbi; Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤫𞤦𞥆𞤭) is a state in the northwestern Nigeria, ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Maiduguri in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Miller Maza Miller Maza is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the Bishop of Lafia one of 13 dioceses within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Lafia in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Vincent Muoghereh was the Anglican Bishop of Ughelli in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Simon Peters Mutum Simon Peters Mutum is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is a Missionary bishop within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church body, church i ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Jalingo in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Henry Ndukuba Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba (born 18 July 1961) is the current Primate of the Church of Nigeria. Prior to his appointment, he was Archbishop of Jos and Bishop of Gombe. Biography Henry Ndukuba was born in a Christian home in Anambra State. His par ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Gombe in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Emmanuel E Nglass Emmanuel Ebenezer Nglass was the Anglican Bishop of Uyo in Niger Delta Province of the Church of Nigeria from 1990 until 2005. Nglass was born on 3 January 1947. He attended Government Teacher Training College, Ikot Obio Itong (1971–74), Col ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Uyo in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was born in 1947. He was Archdeacon of Uyo from 1984 until 1990 when he became Bishop of Uyo. He became Archbishop of Niger Delta Province. He died in 2016. # Alfred Iheanyichukwu Sunday Nwaizuzu was the Anglican Bishop of Okigwe North in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Rowland Nwafo Chukwunweike Nwosu was the Anglican Bishop of Asaba in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was appointed Bishop of Asaba in 1977. # Zakka Nyam was the Anglican Bishop of Kano in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Olubayo O. Obijole was the Anglican Bishop of Akoko in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Obijole was enthroned at the Cathedral of St. Stephen, Ikare Akoko on 27 November 1999 as the third Bishop of Akoko. He left in 2010 and resumed his position as lecturer at 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 196 ...
. He was succeeded by James Oladunjoye, who held the post for two years. #
Uju Obinya Uju Otoukwesiri Wachukwu Obinya was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was Bishop of Ukwa, one of nine dioceses within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Obinya was born in 1934 and educate ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Ukwa in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Bright Joseph Egemasi Ogu Bright Joseph Egemasi Ogu was 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. ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Mbaise in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Elijah Oluremi Ige Ogundana was the Anglican
Bishop of Remo 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 ...
in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He died in 2017. He was the first Bishop of Remo Diocese, created on 5 March 1984. He retired in July 2003, and was succeeded by
Michael Fape Michael Fape is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Remo and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos. Fape was educated at the University of Ibadan and ordained in 1984. He was made a Canon Canon or Ca ...
, who was enthroned on 20 November 2003. # Samuel Oke was the Anglican Bishop of Ekiti West in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Bennett Okoro Bennett C I Okoro is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He was born on the 24th of November 1949 in Imo State. Okoro was educated at Union Secondary School, Enugu, the American College and Seminary in Manhattan, New York and the Lincoln University. ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Orlu in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Cyril Okorocha was the Anglican
Bishop of Owerri The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Overriensis'') is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km2. 670,986 of the 1.7 million pe ...
in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Godwin Okpala was the Anglican Bishop of Nnewi in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Segun Okubadejo Segun Okubadejo 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 situ ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Ibadan North in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # James Oladunjoye was the Anglican Bishop of Owo in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Gideon I O Olajide was the Anglican Bishop of Ibadan in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Gideon Isaac Oladipo Olajide; born on 10 March 1930 in Igbemo Ekiti,
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 t ...
, he was elected Bishop of Ilesa in 1981 and transferred to the Diocese of Ibadan in October 1988. He retired in 2000. # Gabriel B Oloniyo was the Anglican Bishop of Ife in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He was the first Bishop of Ife; he was enthroned on 4 Nov 1990 and retired in 2007 to be succeeded by Oluranti Odubogun. #
Joseph Akinyele Omoyajowo Joseph Akinyele Omoyajowo was the Anglican Bishop of Ijebu in Province One of the Church of Nigeria from 1999 until his retirement in 2004. He was born on 31 December 1934 in Isarun, Ondo. Omoyajowo was Professor of Religious Studies at Obafe ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Ijebu in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Born 31 December 1934 in Isarun, Ondo, Omoyajowo was Professor of Religious Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University. He was the pioneer  Bishop of Ilaje/Eseodo  before being posted to Ijebu. # Peter Imhona Onekpe was the Anglican Bishop of Benin in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # C. B. Onyeibor was the Anglican Bishop of Abakaliki in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Jonathan Onyemelukwe Jonathan Arinzechukwu Onyemelukwe (1930-2011) was the Anglican Bishop On the Niger and Archbishop of Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. Onyemelukwe, the Archbishop Emeritus of Province Two, former Dean, Church of Nigeria and Bishop o ...
was the Anglican Bishop of On the Niger in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. #
Matthew Oluremi Owadayo This is a list of the archbishops and bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in post in 2007. In 2007, the church had 10 provinces in Nigeria, each with an archbishop. Each province is divided into dioceses; there were 138 dioce ...
was the Anglican Bishop of Egba in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Solomon Olaife Oyelade was the Anglican Bishop of Kabba in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. The diocese of Kabba was created on 12 February 1996, and Oyelade was the first Bishop. He had previously been the Provost of Emmanuel Church Cathedral, Ado-Ekiti; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995 for the Diocese of Kabba, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 12 February 1996. # Gabriel Herbert Pepple was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta in Province Two of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Olubayu Sowale was the Anglican Bishop of Ilesa in Province One of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Iyobee Ugede was the Anglican Bishop of Otukpo in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He died of tuberculosis in 2003. # Daniel Abubakar Yisa was the Anglican Bishop of Damaturu in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. # Nathaniel Yisa was the Anglican Bishop of Minna in Province Three of the Church of Nigeria in 2000. He served as the second Bishop of Minna from 1992 until 2005 when he retired.


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