Gabriel Akinbolarin Akinbiyi

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Gabriel Akinbolarin Akinbiyi (b 5 December 1949) was the Bishop of Akoko in the Anglican Province of Ondo in the Church of Nigeria[1] until 2019.[2]

He graduated from in 1981, Oak Hill College in London in 1990, and from King's College London in 1991 with a Masters in Theology.[3]

He was made a Canon in 1993 and Archdeacon in 1994. In 1998 he became the Bishop of Offa; in July 2008 he was translated to the Bishop of Akoko.[3]

In 2018 he was elected as Archbishop of Ondo.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  2. ^ "six-bishops-elected-by-the-church-of-nigeria-house-of-bishops". anglican.ink. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "Brief Bishop's Profile". Anglican Diocese of Akoko. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ "Church of Nigeria defends election of Humphrey Olumakaiye as Bishop of Lagos". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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