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Anglican Diocese Of Lokoja
The Anglican Diocese of Lokoja is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Emmanuel Egbunu, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lokoja. The diocese was inaugurated on 18 October 1994, with George Bako George Bako was the Anglican Bishop of Lokoja in Lokoja Province of the Church of Nigeria. He attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos. Bako was Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and Third President of the Commonwealth B ... as the pioneer Bishop. Notes Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Lokoja {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Province Of Lokoja
The Anglican Province of Lokoja is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 11 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Lokoja and Bishop of Minna is Daniel Abubakar Yisa. He was preceded by Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu. It has 11 dioceses: * Doko (Bishop: Uriah Kolo) * Ijumu (Bishop: Paul Olarewaju Ojo) *Kabba (Bishop: Steven Akobe; first bishop consecrated 11 February 1996 and diocese inaugurated 12 February 1996)Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006p. 37/ref> *Kontagora (Bishop: Jonah Ibrahim) * Kutigi (Bishop: Jeremiah Kolo) *Lokoja (Bishop: Emmanuel Egbunu) *Minna (Bishop: Daniel Abubakar Yisa) * Ogori-Magongo (Bishop: Festus Davies) *Okene (Bishop: Emmanuel Onsachi) *Bida (Bishop: Jonah Kolo) *Idah Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria
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. it gives its membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the largest province in the Communion." As measured by active membership, the Church of Nigeria has nearly 2 million active baptised members. According to a study published by ''Cambridge University Press'' in the ''Journal of Anglican Studies'', there are between 4.94 and 11.74 million Anglicans in Nigeria. The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first argest within the Anglican Communionin terms of ''active'' members." Since 2002 the Church of Nigeria has been organised into 14 ecclesiastical provinces. It has rapidly increased the nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Egbunu
Emmanuel Egbunu is the Diocesan Bishop of Lokoja; and the Archbishop Emeritus of the Anglican Province of Lokoja, one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. He was the second Bishop of Lokoja, enthroned in 2004. Egbunu was born on 4 September 1960 in Lokoja. Notes 1960 births Living people Anglican bishops of Lokoja 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Anglican archbishops of Lokoja 21st-century Anglican archbishops {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bako
George Bako was the Anglican Bishop of Lokoja in Lokoja Province of the Church of Nigeria. He attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos. Bako was Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and Third President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, from June 1982 to November 1984. He was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Lokoja in 1994. The second bishop, Emmanuel Egbunu Emmanuel Egbunu is the Diocesan Bishop of Lokoja; and the Archbishop Emeritus of the Anglican Province of Lokoja, one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. He was the second Bishop of Lokoja, enthroned in 2004. Egbunu was born on 4 September ..., was enthroned in 2004. He is the subject of the book ''George Bako Bishop of Lokoja: The Controversial Fool for Christ'' by Chukwurah Ezebube. References Anglican bishops of Lokoja 20th-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Nigerian Anglicans CMS Grammar School, Lagos alumni { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Nigeria Dioceses
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