Anglican Province of Kwara

Anglican province in Nigeria

The Anglican Province of Kwara is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 7 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Province of Kwara and Bishop of New Bussa is Israel Amoo.[1]

The dioceses are (2021):[1]

  • Igbomina (Bishop: Emmanuel Adekola)
  • Igbomina-West (Bishop: Olajide Adebayo)
  • Jebba (Bishop: Oluwaseun A. Aderogba)
  • Kwara (Bishop: S. T. G. Adewole; first bishop, Herbert Haruna, consecrated 27 October 1974, Ibadan)[2]
  • New Bussa (Bishop: Israel Amoo)
  • Offa (Bishop: Solomon Akanbi)
  • Omu-Aran (Bishop: Festus Oyetola Sobanke)
  • Ekiti Kwara (Bishop: Andrew O.A. Ajayi)

Archbishops of Kwara

  • Until 2017 Michael Akinyemi
  • 2017 - 2019 Olusegun Adeyemi[3]
  • 2019 - date Israel Amoo[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  2. ^ Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) pp. 105–106
  3. ^ Conger, George (September 22, 2017). "Chancellor and three archbishops elected for Church of Nigeria". Anglican Ink © 2021.

External links

  • Anglican Province of Kwara at Anglican Communion Official Website Anglican Province of Kwara at Anglican Communion Official Website


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