The Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta[1] is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Okwuchi Oko-Jaja.[3]
The diocese was established on 1 January 1952 under the pioneer Bishop Ebenezer Dimieari.[4] Dimieari retired in 1961 and was succeeded as Bishop by Rogers Bara Hart, who retired in 1970.[4] His replacement was Bishop Y A Fubara, who handed over to Samuel Onyuku Elenwo in 1981.[5] Elenwo became Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Niger Delta North in 1996 and was succeeded by Gabriel Herbert Pepple, followed by Ralph Ebirien in 2010, followed by Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Okwuchi Oko-Jaja in 2022.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Anglican Communion
- ^ Diocesan web-site
- ^ World Anglican
- ^ a b c Enemugwem, John H. (2016). "A HISTORY OF THE NIGER DELTA DIOCESE, 1952-2012". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 25: 119–139. ISSN 0018-2540.
- ^ "Our History | DNDN". Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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