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References
- ↑ Anglican Communion Office. "Diocese - Nigeria - Egba West". anglicancommunion.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ↑ "Our Provinces".
- ↑ Daily Trust
- ↑ Egba Diocese — 2017 Bishop’s Charge (Accessed 28 August 2021)
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