Peter Imhona Onekpe (born 15 February 1949) was the Anglican Bishop of Ika[1] in Bendel Province[2] of the Church of Nigeria.

Onekpe was the pioneer bishop when the Diocese of Ika was created in 2001.[3][4] He retired in 2018,[5] and Godfrey Ifeanyi Ekpenisi was elected as the second Bishop of Ika in September 2018.[6]

Onekpe was born on 15 February 1949 in Etsako West, Edo State. He attended St. Peter's Anglican Secondary Modern School, Jattu-Uzairue, from 1961 to 1963, followed by the Catechist Training School at Akure, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan in 1974, and was ordained in 1975.[7]

Onekpe was the 4th Bishop of Benin, consecrated in 1995, and translated to Esan Diocese in September 2000.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. ↑ "The Rt Revd Peter Onekpe on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Bishop P I Onekpe:Humanism, A side Clericalism X-rayed". The Pointer News Online. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. ↑ "BISHOP PETER ONEKPE BOWS OUT OF OFFICE". Ika Weekly Newspaper. 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. ↑ "Okowa Congratulates Ekpenisi, Ika Diocese Anglican Bishop-Elect". Vanguard News. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ↑ "THERE IS A MISSION FOR THE CHURCH TO PREACH SALVATION — Rt. Rev. Dr. Onekpe (JP)". Ika Weekly Newspaper. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ↑ "About-us || DIOCESE OF BENIN". anglicandioceseofbenin.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.


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