Church of Nigeria elects 20 Bishops
From the Church of Nigeria website
The Episcopal Synod of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), which was held in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Uruagu,-Nnewi, Anambra state, on Friday, March 28, 2008, elected the Venerable Alloysius Agbo to the See of Nsukka, that will be vacant in June and translated the Rt. Revd Gabriel Akinbiyi, Bishop of Offa Diocese, to the See of Akoko. Also the following Clergymen were elected to 18 newly created Missionary Dioceses. They are:
NAME, PRESENT STATION, MISSIONARY DIOCESE:
Very Revd. Andrew Ajayi
Emmanuel Cathedral, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti Kwara
Ven. Johnson Akinwamide Atere
Vinning College of Theology, Akure
Awori
Very Revd. Rufus Okeremi
St. James Cathedral, Ibadan
Ife East
Revd. Canon Sunday Adewole
St. Barnabas Cathedral, Ilorin
Jebba
Ven. David Obiosa
Holy Trinity Church, Asaba
Ndokwa
Ven. Prof. Anthony Nkwoka
St. Philips’ Church, Okeopo
Niger West
Ven. Ralph Okafor
All Saints Church Okaka Ngwo
Ihiala
Ven. Henry Okeke
Mt. Zion’s Church Mararaba
Mbammili
Ven. Idris Zubairu
St. Paul’s Church, Sokoto
Bari
Ven. Paul Samuel Zamani
St. Jude’s Church, Wuse
Kwoi
Ven. Stanley Fube
St. Peter’s Church, Langtang
Langtang
Ven. Jeremiah Ndana Kolo
St. John’s Cathedral, Bida
Kutigi
Ven. Anga Fred Nyanabo
Primate’s Office
Northern Izon
Ven. Emmanuel Bayo Ajulo
St. Luke’s Cathedral, Jos
Okene
Ven. James Oruwori
St. Paul’s Ogbia
Ogbia
Revd. Canon Chijioke Oti
St. Mary’s Church Egbuoma
On the Lake
Ven. Ezekiel Ikupolati
Bp. Crowther College of Theology, Okene
Ijumu
Ven. Chidi Oparaojiaku
St. Andrew’s Rumubiakani
Ohaji/Egbema
Their consecration is fixed for May 14 2008 at the Cathedral Church of St. James Oke-Bola Ibadan, Oyo state.
Venerable AkinTunde Popoola, Director of Communications
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