The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership, after the Church of England. As of 2016 it gives its membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the largest province in the Communion." As measured by active membership, the Church of Nigeria has nearly 2 million active baptised members. According to a study published by Cambridge University Press in the Journal of Anglican Studies, there are between 4.94 and 11.74 million Anglicans in Nigeria. The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first [largest within the Anglican Communion] in terms of active members."
Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria. It is the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as at the 2006 population census.
The Anglican Province of Ondo is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 12 dioceses.
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Andrew Olushola Ajayi the former Bishop of Ekiti Kwara Missionary Diocese.
Christopher Tayo Omotunde is a retired Anglican Archbishop in Nigeria: he is the former Bishop of Ekiti Anglican Diocese and Archbishop of Ondo Province in the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of On the Coast is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev. Seyi Pirisola.
The Anglican Diocese of Ondo is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev. Stephen Oni.
The Anglican Diocese of Owo is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Stephen Ayodeji Akinwale Fagbemi.
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti West is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the inaugural bishop was Samuel Oke and the current incumbent is Rufus Victor Ajileye Adepoju. Adepoju was elected coadjutor and consecrated a bishop on 7 May 2017 at the.
The Anglican Diocese of Akoko is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Jacob Bada.
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti Oke is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev. Isaac Olatunde Olubowale.
The Anglican Diocese of Ilaje is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev DR. [ADEYEMI ISAAC ADENIJI]].
The Anglican Diocese of Irele-Eseodo is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Ile-Oluji is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu; a former Dean of the Diocese of Lagos West, Ajibodu was consecrated bishop on 24 July 2016 at Archbishop Vinning Memorial Church Cathedral, Ikeja.
The Anglican Diocese of Idoani is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Adegoke Oludare Agara; he was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2020 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.
Ezekiel Bolarinde Dahunsi is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: a former archdeacon, he was Bishop of Idoani until 2020 when he retired.
Simeon Borokini is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.
Joshua Ebunoluwa Ogunele (1950–2019) was the third Bishop of the Diocese On the Coast in the Anglican Province of Ondo in the Church of Nigeria.
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