Anglican Diocese of Mbaise

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The Anglican Diocese of Mbaise [1] is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Owerri, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The diocese was inaugurated on 30 November 1992, the inaugural bishop being Cyril Chukwuka Anyanwu who died in 1999, [3] and was succeeded by Bright Joseph Egemasi Ogu. The current bishop is Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo, [4] who was consecrated Bishop on 21 February 2010. [3]

BishopYears
Cyril Chukwuka Anyanwu 1992–1999
Bright Joseph Egemasi Ogu 1999–2010
Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo 2010–

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion
  2. ↑ Church of Nigeria
  3. 1 2 "The Rt Revd Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. ↑ World Anglican


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