List of provinces, dioceses and bishops in the Church of Nigeria in 2021

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This is a list of provinces, dioceses, archbishops and bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in 2021.

The church has 14 Provinces in Nigeria, each with an Archbishop. Each Province is divided into dioceses; there were 161 dioceses in Nigeria, each with a bishop. Each Archbishop is also the bishop of one of the dioceses in his Province.

The pre-eminent Archbishop, The Primate of All Nigeria, is chosen from the 14 Archbishops, and becomes Bishop of Abuja.

The Primate is Henry Ndukuba, elected in 2020.

Archbishops in the Church of Nigeria[edit]


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Archbishop of Aba Isaac Nwaobia
Archbishop of Abuja Henry Ndukuba
Archbishop of Bendel Cyril Odutemu
Archbishop of Enugu Emmanuel O. Chukwuma
Archbishop of Ibadan Segun Okubadejo
Archbishop of Jos Markus Ibrahim
Archbishop of Kaduna Ali Buba Lamido
Archbishop of Kwara Israel Afolabi Amoo
Archbishop of Lagos Michael Fape
Archbishop of Lokoja Daniel Abu Yisa
Archbishop of the Niger Alexander Ibezim
Archbishop of Niger Delta Tunde Adeleye
Archbishop of Ondo Christopher Tayo Omotunde
Archbishop of Owerri David Onuoha

Bishops in the Church of Nigeria[edit]

The 161 diocesan bishops are listed below.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]


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Diocese Province Bishop
Diocese of Aba Province of Aba Christian Ugwuzor
Diocese of Aba Ngwa North Province of Aba Nathan Kanu
Diocese of Abakaliki Province of Enugu Monday Nkwoagu
Diocese of Abuja Province of Abuja Henry Ndukuba
Diocese of Afikpo Province of Enugu Paul Udogu
Diocese of Aguata Province of the Niger Samuel Ezefor
Diocese of Ahoada Province of Niger Delta Clement Ekpeye
Diocese of Ajayi Crowther Province of Ibadan Olugbenga Oduntan
Diocese of Akoko Province of Ondo Jacob O.B. Bada
Diocese of Akoko Edo Province of Bendel Jolly Oyekpen
Diocese of Akure Province of Ondo Simeon Borokini
Diocese of Amichi Province of the Niger Ephraim Ikeakor
Diocese of Arochukwu/Ohafia Province of Aba Johnson Onuoha
Diocese of Asaba Province of Bendel Justus Mogekwu
Diocese of Awgu/Aninri Province of Enugu Benson Chukwunweike
Diocese of Awka Province of the Niger Alexander Ibezim
Diocese of Awori Province of Lagos J Akin Atere
Diocese of Badagry Province of Lagos Joseph Adeyemi
Diocese of Bari Province of Kaduna Idris Zubairu
Diocese of Bauchi Province of Jos Musa Tula
Diocese of Benin Province of Bendel Peter Imasuen
Diocese of Bida Province of Lokoja Jonah G. Kolo
Diocese of Bukuru Province of Jos Jwan Zhumbes
Diocese of Calabar Province of Niger Delta Tunde Adeleye
Diocese of Damaturu Province of Jos Yohannah A Audu
Diocese on the Niger Province of the Niger Owen Chidozie Nwokolo
Diocese of Doko Province of Lokoja Uriah Kolo
Diocese of Dutse Province of Kaduna Markus Yohanna Danbinta
Diocese of Egba Province of Lagos Emmanuel Adekunle
Diocese of Egba West Province of Lagos Samuel Ogundeji
Diocese of Egbu Province of Owerri Geoffrey Okoroafor
Diocese of Eha-Amufu Missionary Province of Enugu Daniel Nkemjika Olinya
Diocese of Ekiti Province of Ondo Christopher Tayo Omotunde
Diocese of Ekiti Kwara Province of Kwara Andrew O.A Ajayi
Diocese of Ekiti Oke Province of Ondo Isaac Olubowale
Diocese of Ekiti West Province of Ondo Cornelius Adagbada
Diocese of Enugu Province of Enugu Emmanuel O. Chukwuma
Diocese of Enugu North Province of Enugu Sosthenes Eze
Diocese of Esan Province of Bendel Friday John Imaekhai
Diocese of Etche Province of Niger Delta Precious Nwala
Diocese of Etsako Province of Bendel Felix Olorunfemi
Diocese of Evo Province of Niger Delta Innocent U. Ordu
Diocese of Gboko Province of Abuja Emmanuel Nyitsse
Diocese of Gombe Province of Jos Cletus Tambari
Diocese of Gusau Province of Kaduna John Garba Danbinta
Diocese of Gwagwalada Province of Abuja Moses Tabwaye
Diocese of Ibadan Province of Ibadan Joseph Akinfenwa
Diocese of Ibadan North Province of Ibadan Williams Oluwarotimi Aladekugbe
Diocese of Ibadan South Province of Ibadan Akintunde Popoola
Diocese of Idah Province of Lokoja Joseph N. Musa
Diocese of Ideato Province of Owerri Caleb Maduoma
Diocese of Idoani Province of Ondo Ezekiel Dahunsi
Diocese of Ife Province of Ibadan Olubunmi A Akinlade
Diocese of Ife East Province of Ibadan Oluseyi Oyelade
Diocese of Ifo Province of Lagos Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe
Diocese of Igbomina Province of Kwara Emmanuel Adekola
Diocese of Igbomina-West Province of Kwara Olajide Adebayo
Diocese of Ihiala Province of the Niger Israel Kelue Okoye
Diocese of Ijebu Province of Lagos Peter Rotimi Oludipe[16]
Diocese of Ijebu-North Province of Lagos Solomon Kuponu
Diocese of Ijebu-South West Province of Lagos Babatunde Ogunbanwo
Diocese of Ijesa North East Province of Ibadan Joseph Olusola
Diocese of Ijesha North Missionary Province of Ibadan Isaac Oluyamo
Diocese of Ijumu Province of Lokoja Paul Olarewaju Ojo
Diocese of Ikara Province of Kaduna Yusuf Janfalan
Diocese of Ikeduru Province of Owerri Emmanuel Maduwike
Diocese of Ika Province of Bendel Godfrey I. Ekpenisi
Diocese of Ikwerre Province of Niger Delta Blessing Enyindah
Diocese of Ikwo Province of Enugu Kenneth Ifemene
Diocese of Ikwuano Province of Aba Chigozirim Onyegbule
Diocese of Ilaje Province of Ondo Fredrick Olugbemi
Diocese of Ile-Oluji Province of Ondo Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu
Diocese of Ilesa Province of Ibadan Dapo Asaju
Diocese of Ilesa South West Province of Ibadan Samuel Egbebunmi
Diocese of Irele-Eseodo Province of Ondo Joshua Sunday Oyinlola
Diocese of Isi Mbano Province of Owerri Godson Udochukwu Ukanwa
Diocese of Isiala-Ngwa Province of Aba Temple O. Nwaogu
Diocese of Isiala-Ngwa South Province of Aba Isaac Nwaobia
Diocese of Isuikwuato Province of Aba Manasses C.I Okere
Diocese of Jalingo Province of Jos Foreman Nedison
Diocese of Jebba Province of Kwara Oluwaseun A. Aderogba
Diocese of Jos Province of Jos Benjamin Kwashi
Diocese of Kabba Province of Lokoja Steven Akobe
Diocese of Kaduna Province of Kaduna Timothy Yahaya
Diocese of Kafanchan Province of Abuja Markus Madugu Dogo
Diocese of Kano Province of Kaduna Zakka Nyam
Diocese of Katsina Province of Kaduna Jonathan Bamaiyi
Diocese of Kebbi Province of Kaduna Edmund Akanya
Diocese of Kontagora Province of Lokoja Jonah Ibrahim
Diocese of Kubwa Province of Abuja Duke Akamisoko
Diocese of Kutigi Province of Lokoja Jeremiah Kolo
Diocese of Kwara Province of Kwara S.T.G. Adewole
Diocese of Kwoi Province of Abuja Paul Zamani
Diocese of Lafia Province of Abuja Godwin Adeyi Robinson
Diocese of Lagos Province of Lagos Gabriel Senasu Okupevi
Diocese of Lagos Mainland Province of Lagos Akinpelu Johnson
Diocese of Lagos West Province of Lagos James Olusola Odedeji
Diocese of Langtang Province of Jos Stanley Fube
Diocese of Lokoja Province of Lokoja Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu
Diocese of Maiduguri Province of Jos Emmanuel Morris
Diocese of Makurdi Province of Abuja Nathan Nyitar Inyom
Diocese of Mbaise Province of Owerri Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo
Diocese of Mbamili Province of the Niger Henry Okeke
Diocese of Minna Province of Lokoja Daniel Abu Yisa
Diocese of Ndokwa Province of Bendel David Obiosa
Diocese of New Bussa Province of Kwara Israel Afolabi Amoo
Diocese of Ngbo Province of Enugu Godwin A. Awoke
Diocese of Niger Delta Province of Niger Delta Ralph Ebirien
Diocese of Niger Delta North Province of Niger Delta Wisdom Budu Ihunwo
Diocese of Niger Delta West Province of Niger Delta Emmanuel Oko-Jaja
Diocese of Niger West Province of the Niger Johnson Ekwe
Diocese of Nike Province of Enugu Christian Onyia
Diocese of Nnewi Province of the Niger Ndubuisi Obi
Diocese of Northern Izon Province of Niger Delta Funkuro Godrules Amgbare
Diocese of Nsukka Province of Enugu Aloysius Agbo
Diocese of Offa Province of Kwara Solomon Akanbi
Diocese of Ogbaru Province of the Niger Prosper Afam Amah
Diocese of Ogbia Province of Niger Delta James Oruwori
Diocese of Ogbomoso Province of Ibadan Titus Babatunde Olayinka
Diocese of Ogoni Province of Niger Delta Solomon Gberegbara
Diocese of Ogori-Magongo Province of Lokoja Festus Davies
Diocese of Ohaji/Egbema Province of Owerri Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku
Diocese of Oji River Province of Enugu Amos Amankechinelo Madu
Diocese of Oke-Ogun Province of Ibadan Cornelius Adagbada
Diocese of Oke-Osun Province of Ibadan Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje
Diocese of Okene Province of Lokoja Emmanuel Onsachi
Diocese of Okigwe Province of Owerri Edward Osuegbu
Diocese of Okigwe South Province of Owerri David Onuoha
Diocese of Okrika Province of Niger Delta Tubokosemie Abere
Diocese of Oleh Province of Bendel John U. Aruakpor
Diocese of Omu-Aran Province of Kwara Festus Oyetola Sobanke
Diocese of On the Coast Province of Ondo Seyi Pirisola
Diocese of On the Lake Province of Owerri Chijioke Oti
Diocese of Ondo Province of Ondo Stephen Oni
Diocese of Orlu Province of Owerri Benjamin Chinedum Okeke
Diocese of Oru Province of Owerri Geoffrey Chukwunenye
Diocese of Osun Province of Ibadan Olugbenga Babatunji
Diocese of Osun North Province of Ibadan Abiodun Olaoye
Diocese of Osun North East Province of Ibadan Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu
Diocese of Otukpo Province of Abuja David Bello
Diocese of Owerri Province of Owerri Chukwuma C. Oparah
Diocese of Owo Province of Ondo Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi
Diocese of Oyo Province of Ibadan Kemi Oduntan
Diocese of Pankshin Province of Jos Olumuyiwa Ajayi
Diocese of Remo Province of Lagos Michael Fape
Diocese of Sabongidda-Ora Province of Bendel Augustine Ehijimetor Ohilebo
Diocese of Sapele Province of Bendel Blessing Erifeta
Diocese of Sokoto Province of Kaduna Augustine Omole
Diocese of Udi Province of Enugu Chjioke Augustine Aneke
Diocese of Ughelli Province of Bendel Cyril Odutemu
Diocese of Ukwa Province of Aba Samuel Kelechi Eze
Diocese of Umuahia Province of Aba Geoffrey Ibeabuchi
Diocese of Uyo Province of Niger Delta Prince Asukwo Antai
Diocese of Warri Province of Bendel Christian Esezi Ide
Diocese of Western Izon Province of Bendel Edafe Emamezi
Diocese of Wusasa Province of Kaduna Ali Buba Lamido
Diocese of Yewa Province of Lagos Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi
Diocese of Yola Province of Jos Markus Ibrahim
Diocese of Zaki-Biam Province of Abuja Jezreel Vandeh
Diocese of Zaria Province of Kaduna Abiodun Ogunyemi
Diocese of Zonkwa Province of Abuja Jacob Kwashi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Aba | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Enugu| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Jos| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  8. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  9. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara| Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  10. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  11. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Lokoja | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  12. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  13. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  14. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  15. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  16. ^ "Ijebu Anglican Diocese | Home". www.ijebuanglicandiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.