Anglican Province of Abuja
The Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria. His headquarters are located in Abuja.[1] The diocese comprises 17 dioceses, 96 archdeaconries and 476 parishes. The first archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was Peter Akinola, from 2002 to 2010. He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, who also held office as Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja from 25 March 2010 to 25 March 2020.[2] The current archbishop is Henry Ndukuba. He was installed on 25 March 2020.
The province comprises 13 dioceses:
- Abuja (26 November 1989; Bishop: Henry Ndukuba)
- Bida (30 November 1999; Bishop: Jonah Kolo)
- Gboko (15 January 2009; Bishop Emmanuel Nyitsse
- Gwagwalada (26 November 1999; Bishop: Moses Tabwaye)
- Idah (14 March 2005; Bishop: Joseph Musa)
- Kafanchan (5 September 1990; Bishop: Marcus Dogo)
- Kubwa (19 March 2005; Bishop: Duke Akamisoko, appointed 2009; note: formerly Simon Bala who died November 2008)
- Kwoi (23 May 2008) Bishop: Paul Samuel Zamani)
- Lafia (29 November 1999; Bishop: Miller Maza)
- Makurdi (24 September 1990; Bishop: Nathan Inyom)
- Otukpo (11 December 1996; Bishop: David Bello)
- Zaki-Biam (20 September 2018; Bishop : Jezreel Vandeh)
- Zonkwa (19 March 2005; Bishop: Jacob Kwashi
Missions in Africa and North America:
- Church of Nigeria Mission (Congo; 2005; Bishop: Abiodun Olaoye)
- Church of Nigeria Mission (Nomadic; 2006; Bishop: Simon Peters Mutum)
- Church of Nigeria Mission, Convocation of Anglicans in North America (2005; Bishop: Martyn Minns)
References
- Abuja Province Dioceses at the Church of Nigeria Official Website Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- List of the Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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