Anglican Diocese of Irele-Eseodo

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The Anglican Diocese of Irele-Eseodo [1] is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, [2] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.

The founding bishop was Felix Akinbuluma, [3] who was Bishop from 2009 until his death in 2018. The current bishop is Joshua Oyinlola, [4] who was elected in 2019. [5]

Bishops

NameYears
Felix Akinbuluma 2009–2018
Joshua Oyinlola 2019–

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion Office. "Diocese - Nigeria - Irele-Eseodo". anglicancommunion.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". anglican-nig.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ↑ "More About The Rt Revd Felix Akinbuluma". World Anglican. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  5. ↑ "church-of-nigeria-appoints-four-bishops-for-acna". anglican.ink. Retrieved 2021-02-28.


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