For Immediate Release: ELECTION OF BISHOPS
Monday, January 15, 2007
The Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev Peter Akinola, has announced the election of The Rt. Rev Ugochukwu Ezeoke, Bishop of Aba as the new Archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of Niger-Delta.
Also, the General Secretary of the Church of Nigeria, the Venerable Oluranti Odubogun was elected to the Vacant See of Ife Diocese.
The House of Bishops, which met at St Peter’s Chapel, Ibru Anglican Centre, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State on Thursday 11th January, 2007, elected 19 others as Bishops for newly created missionary dioceses.
They are:
NAME DIOCESE STATE
1. Very Revd. Israel Amoo New Bussa Niger
2. Very Revd. Solomon Amusan Oke-Ogun Oyo
3. Very Revd. Olukemi Oduntan Ajayi Crowther Oyo
4. Ven Christian Ebisike Ngbo Ebonyi
5. Ven. Kenneth Ifemene Ikwo Ebonyi
6. Canon Paul Uduogu Afikpo Ebonyi
7. Ven Cornelius Salifu Bello Zaria Kaduna
8. Ven Isaac Nwaobia Isiala-Ngwa South Abia
9. Ven Jonah Ibrahim Kontagora Niger
10. Ven Joseph Akin Odejide Ifo Ogun
11. Ven Jolly Oyekpen Akoko Edo Edo
12. Ven. Jacob Bada Etsako Edo
13. Ven Jwan Zhumbes Bukuru Plateau
14. Ven Olumuyiwa Ajayi Pankshin Plateau
15. Ven Emmanuel Ugwu Awgu/Aniniri Enugu
16. Ven Sosthenes Eze Enugu North (Ngwo) Enugu
17. Canon Precious Nwala Etche Rivers
18. Ven Samuel Ezeofor Ogbaru Anambra
19. Ven Philip Adeyemo Omu Aran Kwara
The consecration service for the new Bishops will take place in Abuja on Sunday, March 4, 2007.
Signed
Rev. Canon AkinTunde Popoola
Director, Communication
N.B
In Anglican ecclesiastical terminology a See is the area of jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop.
(Church of Nigeria News)
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