Peter Imhona Onekpe (born 15 February 1949) was the Anglican
Bishop of Ika in
Bendel Province of the
Church of Nigeria.
Onekpe was the pioneer bishop when th
Diocese of Ikawas created in 2001. He retired in 2018, and
Godfrey Ifeanyi Ekpenisi was elected as the second Bishop of Ika in September 2018.
Onekpe was born on 15 February 1949 in
Etsako West,
Edo State
Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...
. He attended St. Peter's Anglican Secondary Modern School,
Jattu-Uzairue, from 1961 to 1963, followed by the Catechist Training School at
Akure, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Immanuel College of Theology,
Ibadan in 1974, and was ordained in 1975.
Onekpe was the 4th
Bishop of Benin, consecrated in 1995, and translated to
Esan Diocese in September 2000.
References
1949 births
Anglican bishops of Ika
21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria
Nigerian Anglicans
Alumni of Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan
People from Edo State
Living people
Anglican bishops of Benin
Anglican bishops of Esan
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