Anglican Diocese of Zaria
The Anglican Diocese of Zaria[1] is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Kaduna, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Abiodun Ogunyemi[3] who replaced Cornelius Bello in 2017.
The Diocese was created out of the existing Kaduna Diocese 7 March 2007 as the 99th Diocese in the Church of Nigeria; Cornelius S S Bello was the Pioneer Bishop.[4] Abiodun Ogunyemi, Bishop of Damaturu, was translated to Zaria in July 2016.[5]
References[]
- ^ Anglican Communion
- ^ Church of Nigeria
- ^ "2017 Bishop's Charge | Egba Anglican Diocese". egbadiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Diocese of Zaria – Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion". Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ Egba Diocese — 2017 Bishop’s Charge (Accessed 28 August 2021)
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- Dioceses of the Province of Kaduna
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