Ephraim Okechukwu Ikeakor is an

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; he is the current Bishop of Amichi, one of nine within the

Anglican Province of the Niger The Anglican Province of the Niger is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 9 dioceses: *Awka (Bishop: Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, Alexander Ibezim) *Aguata (Bishop: Samuel Ezeofor) *Amichi (Bishop: Ephraim ...

, itself one of 14

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within the

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. Ikeakor was born in Umuguma on 4 May 1966. He went to school in

Umuchu Umuchu is one of the largest towns in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Umuchu lies near the state border between Anambra and Imo States. It is connected by road to Umunze in the east and Igbo-Ukwu in the northwest. It is ho ...

before graduating from

Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) is a federal university in Nigeria. It consists of two campuses in Anambra State. Its main campus is in Awka (the capital of Anambra State), while its other campus is in Nnewi. There are also other campu ...

. He was

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in 1997. He became a

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in 1998; and an

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in 2000. He was elected bishop on 12 November 2008; and consecrated on 11 January 2009.Diocesan ProfileArchived
19 January 2020; accessed 9 August 2021)

References

20th-century Nigerian Anglican priests Anglican bishops of Mbamili 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria People from Owerri Nnamdi Azikiwe University alumni 1966 births Living people Anglican bishops of Amichi Church of Nigeria archdeacons {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub