The Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North[1] is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current Archbishop of Niger Delta Province & Bishop of Niger Delta North is Wisdom Budu Ihunwo,[3] who was consecrated a bishop on June 3, 2018, at All Saints' Cathedral, Onitsha.[4]

The diocese was inaugurated on May 16, 1996 (Ascension Day) at St Paul's Cathedral, Diobu, Port Harcourt.[4] The first bishop was Samuel Onyuku Elenwo,[5] who was translated from the Diocese of Niger Delta and retired on December 31, 1999.[4] He was succeeded by Ignatius Crosby Ogborun Kattey,[6] who was elected in February 2000 and consecrated on June 4 at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Owerri; he was elected Archbishop of the Niger Delta Province on May 23, 2009, and presented on May 27; he retired effective August 23, 2018.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. ↑ Church of Nigeria
  3. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Onu, Ben O. "Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996–2021" (PDF). South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 (2): 113–114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Elenwo, Samuel Onyuku". dacb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Past Bishops | DNDN". Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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