Rev. The Ven. Ninety-one dioceses and more are still coming, From Peter Onwubuariri in AbujaAnglican Communion News Service. Jacob Bada, current Bishop of the Diocese of Etsako has been translated to the Diocese of Akoko in Ondo State. [ACNS] Bishops should be “the leading light, shining to help those still groping in the dark,” the bishops of the Anglican Church of Nigeria heard last week at their annual retreat where they explored the nature of the role of bishop. The Anglican Church of Nigeria, the largest province in the Anglican Communion, today announced that they have elected and appointed four new suffragan bishops in the U.S. and Canada bypassing the Anglican Church in North America, (ACNA) … Foluso Taiwo is a notable broadcaster, who started his media career since as far back as 1980 at Radio Nigeria, Ibadan, as a freelance journalist and Newscaster before he was fully employed as a Reporter/Editor/Newscaster and HOA correspondent under the Television Service of Oyo State (TSOS). The Bishop on the Niger, the Rt Revd Ken Okeke, preached the sermon. The Ven. Ten new bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) were being consecrated. The House of Bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is set to elect a new Primate for the Church, two senior bishops confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba. But on 13 March, 2005, an 'unusual' human presence filled the once idle pews and overflowed into white plastic seats stationed outside the periphery of the church. Rev. Kubwa was carved out of the Diocese of Abuja, where Archbishop Akinola doubles as Bishop. At the occasion of his presentation in 2000, Archbishop Akinola described his tenure as a timely opportunity to chart a new future for the church. It’s a joyous moment as the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion elect new Bishops, Archbishop, translate one. Though he served as a Canon and Archdeacon of the Diocese of Abuja, he remained a media practitioner and was soon made the general manager of Crowther Radio Station; from where he became the Director of Communication and later a newscaster at the Anglican Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN TV). View Details New Anglican jurisdiction is launched December 11, 2020 By Ven. ABUJA - The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion has threatened to breakaway from the Church of England over the decision of the later to drop opposition to gay bishops in civil partnerships. He is to replace the late Bishop Ebunoluwa Ogunele. VirtueOnline is the Anglican Communion's largest Biblically Orthodox Online News Service, read by more than 4,000,000 readers in 170 countries each year. Bishop Okeke focused his sermon on four pegs namely "Call, Concentration, Continuity and Consequences. Anglican Youth Fellowship Nigeria. And they came with some of their parishioners from the length and breadth of the over 17-million Nigerian Anglican Congregation. Johnson Nwaohalama Ekwe, appointing him Bishop of Niger West; and the […] Ven. He warned the bishops elect: Beware that you do not return to unwholesome methods you have previously rejected! Martyn Anagbogu – Region 2; 3. The new bishops and their dioceses are the Rt Revd Edafe Emamezi - Elected Bishop of Warri, the Rt Revd Ezekiel Awosoga - Bishop of Ijebu, the Rt Revd Matthew Osunade - Bishop of Ogbomosho and the Rt Revd Joseph Adeyemi - Bishop of Badagary. God's Hand The homily entitled 'In God's hand', said by the Bishop on the Niger, the Rt Revd Ken Okeke, was to a large extent directed at the new bishops. The new Bishop of Kubwa is Simon Bala who was translated from the Diocese of Gusau. Church of Nigeria Appoints Four Bishops to Minister in the US, Bypassing ACNA. Among the newly elected Bishops is the Venerable Foluso Taiwo, who is currently the Director of Communication, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion and the Vicar at Church of the Holy Cross, Wuye District, Abuja. THE Bishops of Anglican Church on Wednesday rejected the Supreme Court judgment on the Imo State governorship election. It is the first missionary diocese of CANA launched by the Church of Nigeria in the United States and Canada, working as an evangelical, church planting movement now have Four new Suffragan Bishops namely: 1. The 3,500 capacity Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja, has a usual spectacle of being about half-full on an ordinary Sunday. A Radio Nigeria commentator described as colourful the procession into the Cathedral Church of the Advent, dedicated in 1999 by the former Nigeria Primate, the Most Revd Joseph Adetiloye. He is married to Mrs. Uloma Okeke JP, the Coordinator Prayer Healing and Deliverance Unit in Orlu Diocese. The slogan "the Anglican Church shall be growing, spiritual, dynamic, responsible, united, disciplined, and self-supporting" has become a permanent emphasis on Bishops charge at synod meetings, church gatherings and even youth outings. Benjamin C. Okeke JP is the Bishop-elect for Orlu Diocese. By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org January 18, 2019. The dragnet of evangelism for the bishops is the villages. The ten new bishops were ordained at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja, to accommodate the explosive growth of Nigerian Anglicans. "Moses sought God and found Him. Ndubuisi Obi of Niger Diocese has just been elected as the New Bishop of Nnewi Anglican Diocese, to replace Arch-Bishop Godwin Okpala. And the result was that he always sat back and saw God take full control. Archbishop Joseph Akinfenwa of Ibadan Province celebrated the Holy Communion while Bishop Samuel Oke of Ekiti-West led the litany. The Full lists of the Bishops-elect are as follows: The Ven. The consecration ceremony in practice marked the beginning of nine new missionary dioceses in the 26 year-old Church of Nigeria, bringing the total number of dioceses to 91. Whatever the motive, most Nigerians have welcomed the development as favourable to taking the gospel to the un-reached. Seyi Pirisola is the Bishop-elect for the Diocese on the coast. The Lagos mainland Bishop-elect of a new church, Orthodox Anglican Church in Nigeria which has its root in the US, The Revd. He currently serves at All Soul’s Anglican Church, Lekki in the Diocese of Lagos. On 26 April 2015 the primate of Nigeria laid hands on the Ven.Moses Bukpe-Tabwaye, appointing him Bishop of Gwagwalada; the Ven. The House of Bishops of the Church of Nigeria have elected two new archbishops and four bishops while gathered at their 6-10 Jan 2020 meeting at the Ibru Conference Center in Agbara-Otor in the Delta State. In 1997 the Church of Nigeria was split into three ecclesiastical provinces (see below). Box 111Shohola, PA 18458, NIGERIA: Ten new bishops consecrated for Anglican Church of Nigeria. New bishops for Nigeria -- including two suffragans for the US He is to replace Bishop Abraham Akinlalu. Ten new bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) were being consecrated. The Bishops elect looked solemn in their black cassocks. 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