Anglican Diocese of Kwara

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The Anglican Diocese of Kwara [1] is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop, appointed in 2017, is Olusegun Adeyemi, [3] who is also Archbishop of the Province.

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  1. Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  3. "Primate of Nigeria dedicates new church and diocesan secretariat building in Kwara". www.anglicannews.org.

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