The Diocese of Yola is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

of the Anglican

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 baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 ...

in the Province of

Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...

. The diocese was founded as one of the eight

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dioceses created in northern

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 of G ...

at the start of the Decade of Evangelism.Diocese of Yola at the Church of Nigeria official website
It currently comprises six archdeaconries: Ganye, Koma Hills Parish, Mubi, Numan, Yola North and Yola South, with 39 parishes.

History

The Diocese of Yola was inaugurated on 26 December 1990 with the enthronement of the first

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 ...

, the Rt Revd Christian Efobi. The cathedral church is St John's in Yola. On 14 October 2005, the bishop's chaplain, the Rt Revd Ibrahim Markus, was enthroned as his successor, when Bishop Efobi was translated to

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. The diocese includes the largely Muslim state of Adamawa, where hundreds of people have been killed in ethno-religious violence since the return to democracy in 1999. Thus, although the growth of the church has been dramatic, the work of the bishop and clergy has also been to calm tensions and to build relationships with Muslim and political leaders.

List of bishops

* Christian Efobi, 1990-2005 (C. O. Efobi; first bishop, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006
pp. 36–37
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Markus Ibrahim Markus Ibrahim is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He has been Bishop of Yola in the Province of Jos since 2005. He became Archbishop of Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 re ...

, 2005–present

References

External links

Diocese of Yola at the Church of Nigeria's official website
Church of Nigeria dioceses Christian organizations established in 1990 Dioceses of the Province of Jos {{Nigeria-stub