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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. In 2016 it stated that its membership was “over 18 million", [4] out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the ...
This is a list of provinces, dioceses, archbishops and bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in 2021. The church has 15 Provinces in Nigeria, each with an Archbishop. Each Province is divided into dioceses; there were 162 dioceses in Nigeria, each with a bishop. Each Archbishop is also the bishop of one of the dioceses in his ...
This is an alphabetical list of bishops and archbishops of the Anglican Communion, with links to articles about their dioceses or provinces where possible.. As of 2020 the Anglican Communion (as recognised by the Anglican Consultative Council) consists of 865 dioceses and 18 additional Ordinary jurisdictions (see list below) giving a total of 883 bishops; this total includes 77 archbishops (or ...
Dean Emeritus of the Church of Nigeria. Archbishop of Province One comprising all the dioceses geographically located in the Southwest and Midwest, Province 1 (Supra Diocesan Board West) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), 2000–2002; then archbishop of its replacement province, 2002–2012. In 2008, he was re-elected for another 5 ...
This is a list of the archbishops and bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in post in 2000. In 2000, the church had three provinces in Nigeria, each with an archbishop. Each province is divided into dioceses; there were 76 dioceses in Nigeria, each with a bishop.
Three years later, on 13 November 2024 it was reported that the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, publicly disowned the Church of England over its decision on same-sex marriage, with Ndukuba saying that "The Church of England has derailed in faith. They have not only voted to approve same-sex marriage, but the liturgy for the celebration ...
2000–2018: Ephraim Ademowo. Dean Emeritus of the Church of Nigeria. Archbishop of Province One comprising all the dioceses geographically located in the Southwest and Midwest, Province 1 (Supra Diocesan Board West) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), 2000–2002; then archbishop of its replacement province, 2002–2012. In 2008, he ...
The Anglican Diocese of Uyo [1] is one of ten within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is Prince Asukwo Antai. [3] The first bishop of the diocese was Emmanuel Nglass [4] in 1990.