The Anglican Diocese of Ahoada[1] is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta,[2] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[3] The current bishop is Clement Ekpeye.[4]
The first church in the area, St. Paul's Niger Delta, was established at Ahoada in 1910. In 1925 a primary school was opened; and later a maternity home. In 1951 a vicarage was added. In 1952, a new Diocese Niger Delta was formed, with Ahoada and its surroundings included within it.
The Diocese of Ahoada was established in 2004 with St. Paul's becoming its cathedral,[5] and Clement Ekpeye was its first bishop.[6] Ekpeye was consecrated bishop on July 25, 2004, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Abuja.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
- ^ "Bishop of Ahoada, Clement Ekpeye, kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Nigeria's Rivers State". www.anglicannews.org.
- ^ "The Rt Revd Clement Ekpeye on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
- ^ "Church of Nigeria elects four bishops". www.anglicannews.org.
- ^ 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): 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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