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."
The Ibadan Province is an ecclesiastical province of the Church of Nigeria. It was created when the division into ecclesiastical provinces was adopted in 2002, and it comprises 19 dioceses, 117 archdeaconries and 623 parishes.
The Anglican Province of Kwara is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 7 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Province of Kwara and Bishop of New Bussa is Israel Amoo.
The Anglican Diocese of Ahoada is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Clement Ekpeye.
The Anglican Diocese of Igbomina is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Bishop Michael Akinyemi, who was also the Archbishop of the Province, retired in 2017 and was succeeded by Emmanuel Adekola, previously Sub-Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.
Michael Akinyemi is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the pioneer Bishop of Igbomina, one of seven in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. Akinyemi was also Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Kwara until his retirement in 2017.
The Anglican Diocese of Igbomina-West is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Olajide Adebayo.
Olajide Adebayo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria; he is Bishop of Igbomina-West, one of eight in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. He presents [["Hymns of Praise" on Sundays 8pm on Radio Nigeria Metro 97.7 FM, Lagos; 7pm on Royal Fm 95.5 Tanke in Ilorin, Kwara State; 7.30pm Radio Nigeria,Harmony 103.5 FM. Idofian Kwara State; And 5pm Ekiti 91.5 FM, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/holy-spirit-enables-believers-to-do-exploits-for-christ-adebayo/%7CHymns of Praise Sundays 8pm on Metro FM, Lagos]].
The Anglican Diocese of Jebba is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Oluwaseun Aderogba, who succeeded Timothy Adewole.
S Timothy G Adewole is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He is Bishop of Kwara having previously been Bishop of Jebba, both in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria.
Israel Amoo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is Bishop of the New Bussa diocese, one of seven in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Offa is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The last bishop was Akintunde Popoola; and the incumbent is Solomon Olusola Akanbi.
The Anglican Diocese of Omu-Aran is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Bukuru is one of ten within the Anglican Province of Jos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Jwan Zhumbes.
The Anglican Diocese of Ideato is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, Nigeria. It is one of the fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The diocese was created out of the then Okigwe-Orlu Diocese in 1999. The current bishop is Henry Okeke; he was translated from Mbamili in 2020.
The Anglican Diocese of On the Lake is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, itself one of fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Chijioke Oti.
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti Kwara is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The see is currently vacant, as the pioneer Bishop Andrew Ajayi.was recently translated to Ekiti Anglican Diocese.
The Anglican Diocese of New Bussa is one of 8 within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Israel Amoo.
The Anglican Diocese of Oke-Osun is one of 17 within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The Bishop Emeritus is Abraham Akinlalu who was succeeded by Foluso Taiwo in 2019. Taiwo died in November 2020, and was succeeded by Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje, elected in January 2021.
