Anglican Diocese of Isuikwuato

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The Anglican Diocese of Isuikwuato [1] is one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is Manasses Chijiokem Okere [3]

The pioneer Bishop of Isuikwuato was Samuel Chibueze Chukwuka, installed on 13 March 2005. [4] On his retirement in 2013, Manasses Chijiokem Okere became the second bishop. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion
  2. ↑ Church of Nigeria
  3. ↑ World Anglican
  4. ↑ "Church of Nigeria now has 91 dioceses". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ↑ "SECOND-SESSION-OF-THE-SEVENTH-SYNOD" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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