Margaret Idahosa (born 29 July 1943) is a Nigerian preacher, author and the Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International. She is the first African female Archbishop. She is married to the late Archbishop

Benson Idahosa Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 September 1938 – 12 March 1998), was a Charismatic Pentecostal preacher. He founded Church of God Mission International. Archbishop Benson Idahosa was popularly referred to as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. ...

. She is the Chancellor of

Benson Idahosa University Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU), it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal minister ...

. She was conferred with the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) by the federal government of Nigeria in 2008.

Background

Margret Idahosa was born on 29 July 1943 to a royal family in

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. She obtained a Diploma in Home Economics from

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in the United Kingdom. She obtained a master's degree in Divinity from Friends International Christian University. She also has Masters of Education degree which she acquired from

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, Oklahoma, USA. She was inducted into the ministry on 24 May 1983, and became a bishop on 5 April 1998. She was married to the late Archbishop

, the founder of the Church of God Mission International. She is the author of '' The Womb of harvest'', '' Tearing the veil'', '' The Female minister'', and '' Expansion without Limit''. Idahosa is the first Nigerian woman to be ordained as archbishop and the first female chancellor of a university in Africa (

). She became an archbishop in November 2009.

References

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