Anglican Province of the Niger

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The Anglican Province of the Niger is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 9 dioceses:

Archbishops of the Province[]

Maxwell Anikwenwa, Bishop of Awka was the first Archbishop of the Niger Province, from its erection in 2002 until his retirement in 2010; he had previously been Archbishop of Province II since 2000.

Christian Efobi, Bishop of Aguata, was the second Archbishop of the Province, until his retirement in 2018.[2] He had started his second term as archbishop on 24 July 2016.[3]

Godwin Okpala, Bishop of Nnewi, was the third Archbishop, from 4 April 2018[4] until his retirement in September 2019.

Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, Bishop of Awka, has been Archbishop of the Province of the Niger[5] since his election during 2019[6] and installation on 24 September 2019.[7]

Diocese on the Niger[]

The oldest diocese in the province and in all Nigeria is the Diocese of Niger; ultimately, all the dioceses of the province have split from that on the Niger.

Further information: Diocese on the Niger

Diocese of Awka[]

The Diocese of Awka was created on 9 March 1987, from the Diocese on the Niger and inaugurated during a ceremony at the then Pro-Cathedral, St Faith's. The cathedral is , Awka; the diocese was split on 5 September 2005, to create the Aguata diocese.[8]

Bishops of Awka[]

Diocese of Nnewi[]

Nnewi diocese was split off from the Diocese of the Niger, and inaugurated on 14 February 1996.[9] The cathedral of the diocese is (formerly a pro-cathedral).[4] The Diocese of Nnewi has since been split twice, to form the Dioceses of Amichi and of Ihiala.[citation needed]

Bishops of Nnewi[]

Diocese of Aguata[]

Aguata diocese was erected from that of Awka in 2005; it was inaugurated on 4 September 2005, in a ceremony led by Peter Akinola, Primate of All Nigeria.[11] The mother church of the diocese is .[12]

Bishops of Aguata[]

  • 2005 – 2018 (ret.): Christian Efobi (previously )
  • 2018 – present: Samuel Ezeofor (previously Bishop of Ogbaru, translated 6 February 2018;[13] also Archbishop)

Diocese of Ogbaru[]

Previously a Missionary Archdeaconry of the Diocese on the Niger, Ogbaru was erected a missionary diocese on 15 March 2007; its headquarters are at Atani, and the cathedral is .[14]

Bishops of Ogbaru[]

Diocese of Ihiala[]

On 7 June 2008,[15] Ihiala diocese was inaugurated, having been split from the Diocese of Nnewi.[16] The mother church is St Silas' Cathedral, .[17]

Bishops of Ihiala[]

Diocese of Niger West[]

The Diocese of Niger West was split from the Diocese of the Niger on 9 June 2008; the mother church is .

Bishops of Niger West[]

Diocese of Mbamili[]

Erected from Niger Diocese, Mbamili was inaugurated on 9 June 2008 and Okeke was her first bishop.[19]

Bishops of Mbamili[]

Diocese of Amichi[]

The Diocese of Amichi was founded from the Diocese of Nnewi, and inaugurated on 13 January 2009; the mother church is .[21]

Bishops of Amichi[]

References[]

  1. ^ Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion elects Fabuluje, Uzochukwu as bishops
  2. ^ ABS — Commentary: The Legacies of Archbishop C. Efobi in Aguata Diocese (Abuchi Nwozor, 26 January 2018; accessed 9 August 2021)
  3. ^ Church of Nigeria — elects 3 new bishops, new dean and 2 archbishops. (Accessed 28 August 2021)
  4. ^ a b ABS — Commentary: The Profile of the Third Archbishop of the Niger Province (Abuchi Nwozor, 10 April 2018; accessed 9 August 2021)
  5. ^ Anglican Province of the Niger at the Church of Nigeria Official Website
  6. ^ ABS — Bishop Ibezim Emerges New Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of Niger (Amaka Okoye, 5 July 2019; accessed 9 August 2021)
  7. ^ The Authority — Archbishop Ibezim calls for increased security in Southeast (Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, 22 November 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)]
  8. ^ Nwude O. (2012). "Brochure for the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Diocese of Awka." (Awka: SCOA) cited in Egwuonwu, Onyeka & Mgbemena, Stanley C. "The Evangelical Trends of Awka Diocesan Synod of the Anglican Communions, 1987–2011" [1]
  9. ^ Diocese of Nnewi (Archived 24 November 2015; accessed 9 August 2021)
  10. ^ Anglican Ink — Six bishops elected by the Church of Nigeria house of bishops, 23 August 2019 (Accessed 9 August 2021)
  11. ^ Vanguard — Obiano states benefit of Anambra health insurance scheme (Vincent Ujumadu, 9 September 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)
  12. ^ ABS — Aguata Anglican Diocese Ends 15th Anniversary with Thanksgiving Service (Blessing Uchendu, 7 September 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)
  13. ^ a b Diocese of Aguata — Bishop of Aguata Diocese (Archived 8 July 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)
  14. ^ Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru — Our History (Accessed 15 November 2021)
  15. ^ "Anglicanism in Nigeria". Anglican Church of the Ascension, Opebi. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. ^ Ihiala Diocese Anglican — About Us (Archived 3 April 2021 and accessed 28 August 2021)
  17. ^ Ihiala Diocese Anglican — Archdeaconries (Archived 3 April 2021 and accessed 28 August 2021)
  18. ^ Church of Nigeria — elects 3 new bishops, new dean and 2 archbishops. (Accessed 28 August 2021)
  19. ^ Vanguard — Anglican Communion laments lack of federal, state govts’ presence in Anambra West (Accessed 15 November 2021)
  20. ^ Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion elects Fabuluje, Uzochukwu as bishops
  21. ^ History of Diocese of Amichi (Archived 19 January 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)
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