The Anglican Diocese of Uyo[1] is one of ten within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Prince Asukwo Antai.[3]

The first bishop of the diocese was Emmanuel Nglass[4] in 1990. Orama was consecrated a bishop on November 26, 2006, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.[5] Prince Asukwo Antai was elected on 9 August 2014.[6]

Bishops

Bishop Years
Emmanuel Nglass 1990–2006
Isaac Orama 2006–2014
Prince Asukwo Antai 2014–present

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion
  2. ↑ Church of Nigeria
  3. ↑ World Anglican
  4. ↑ "gov-emmanuel-bids-farewell-to-late-bishop-of-anglican-communion-emmanuel-nglass". Facebook.
  5. ↑ 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): 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Two New Bishop Elected for Church of Nigeria". Church of Nigeria. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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