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:[3]

Missions in Africa and North America:

References

  1. Abuja Province Dioceses at the Church of Nigeria Official Website Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. List of the Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) p. 35
  5. 1 2 Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria..." (ibid.) pp. 36–37


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