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Amos Amankechinelo Madu [1] (born 21 Sept 1953) is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: [2] he is the current Bishop of Oji River. [3]

He was appointed Bishop of Oji River in 1999, and was Archbishop of Enugu from 2009 [4] until 2014, [4] when he was succeeded by Emmanuel Chukwuma. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Provinces of the Anglican Communion".
  3. ↑ "The Most Revd Amos Amankechinelo Madu on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
  4. 1 2 "The Most REVD. Amankechinelo Amos Madu". Baywood Foundation. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ↑ "60th Birthday Thanksgiving Service And 25th Year Of Episcopacy Of The Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma (Archbishop Elect Of Enugu Province) – Church of Nigeria". 2017-02-21. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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