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John Ezirim
John Ezirim (died 13 December 2008) was the pioneer Anglican Bishop of Aba Ngwa North in Aba Province of the Church of Nigeria. Ezirim was enthroned as first Bishop of Aba Ngwa North in April 2007. He died on 13 December 2008 and was replaced by Nathan Kanu Nathan Chinenye Okechukwu Kanu is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Aba Ngwa North, one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Kanu was born on 7 March 1966 .... References 2008 deaths Anglican bishops of Aba Ngwa North 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Nigerian Anglicans {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Aba Ngwa North (Anglican)
The Anglican Diocese of Aba Ngwa North is one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the 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 .... The current bishop is Nathan Kanu. The diocese was established in 2007 and the pioneer bishop was John Ezirim. After his death in 2008, Nathan Kanu was consecrated as the second bishop on 29 April 2009. Notes Dioceses of the Province of Aba Church of Nigeria dioceses {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Province Of Aba
The Anglican Province of Aba is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 9 dioceses: * Aba ( Christian Ugwuzor) * Aba Ngwa North (Nathan Kanu) * Arochukwu/Ohafia (Bishop: Johnson Onuoha) * Ikwanuo (Bishop: Chigozirim Onyegbule) * Isiala-Ngwa (Bishop: Temple Nwaogu) * Isial-Ngwa South (Bishop: Isaac Nwaobia) * Isikwuato (Bishop: Manasses Chijiokem Okere) *Ukwa (Bishop: Samuel Kelechi Eze) *Umuahia Umuahia () is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to its south,and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nig ... (Bishop: Ikechi Nwosu) References External linksAnglican Province of Aba at the Anglican Communion Official Website Church of Nigeria ecclesiastical provinces {{anglicanism-stub ... [...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] |
Nathan Kanu
Nathan Chinenye Okechukwu Kanu is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Aba Ngwa North, one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Kanu was born on 7 March 1966 in Obegu. He was educated at Mgboko Umuanunu School and Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He was ordained in 1995. He served at Eziukwu Aba and Amano in Abia State. He then continued his ministry in Oklahoma and California. In 2007 Kanu was elected a Suffragan Bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. In 2009 he was translated to Aba Ngwa North, after the death of the pioneer bishop John Ezirim. In 2022, after Felix Orji left the Church of Nigeria North American Mission for the Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Bishops Of Aba Ngwa North
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its ''primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Anglican Bishops In Nigeria
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
