Adelakun Williamson Howells OBE was an Anglican Bishop in the second half of the 20th century. [1]
He was born on 17 September 1905, [2] educated at King's College, Lagos and ordained in 1928. [3] He was a Tutor at the CMS Training College at Awka and then held incumbenciesat Enugu and Fourah Bay. In 1951 he became Provost of Lagos and in 1955 its third Bishop, a post he held until his death on 7 March 1963. [4]
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