Anglican Diocese of Egba

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Egba Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) [1] is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Lagos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Emmanuel Adekunle.[3]

was the pioneer Bishop of Egba Diocese when it was created in 1976. On his retirement aged 70 in 1979, he was succeeded by , who served from 1980 until 1994. On his retirement, he was in turn succeeded by Matthew Oluremi Owadayo (1995 – 2009).[4] Adekunle has been the Bishop since 2009.

Bishop Years
Jonathan S. Adeniyi 1976–1979
Titus Ilori Akintayo 1980–1994
Matthew Oluremi Owadayo 1994–2009
Emmanuel Adekunle 2009–

Notes[]

  1. ^ Anglican Communion Office. "Diocese - Nigeria - Egba". anglicancommunion.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. ^ "Our Provinces".
  3. ^ "The Rt Revd Emmanuel Adekunle - The Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Anglican Communion". worldanglican.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. ^ "Past Bishops | Egba Anglican Diocese". egbadiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.


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