Anglican Diocese of Minna

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The Anglican Diocese of Minna [1] is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is Daniel Abubakar Yisa [3] who is also Archbishop of the Province. [4]

The Diocese of Minna was inaugurated on 3 September 1990, with its first bishop James A. Yisa (who had been consecrated on 29 April 1990 at St Michael's Cathedral, Kaduna). [5] The second bishop was Nathaniel Yisa, who served from 1992 until 2005. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ "About Us". Minna Anglican Diocese.
  2. ↑ "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
  3. ↑ "The Rt Revd Daniel Abu Yisa on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
  4. ↑ "Newly elected bishops urged to be courageous and steadfast". July 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) pp. 36–37
  6. ↑ "Minna Anglican Diocese - The Diocese". minnaanglicandiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.


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