Anglican Diocese of Enugu North

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The Anglican Diocese of Enugu North [1] is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Enugu, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The pioneer and current bishop is Sosthenes Eze, [3] appointed in 2007. [4] Eze was consecrated a bishop on March 4, 2007, at the Cathedral of the Advent, Abuja; and the missionary diocese was inaugurated on March 16 at St Mary's Cathedral, Ngwo. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  3. ↑ "The Rt Revd Sosthenes Eze on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
  4. ↑ "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE SECOND SESSION by Sir Dr. Emenike A. Onwurah, Ven. Chinedu G. - [PDF Document]". fdocuments.net. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ↑ Onu, Ben O. "Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996–2021" (PDF). South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 (2): 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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