Anglican Diocese of Nike

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Diocese of Nike
Location
Ecclesiastical province Enugu
Information
First holder Evans Ibeagha
Formation18 April 2007
Website
site.nikedioceseanglicancommunion.org

The Anglican Diocese of Nike [1] is one of the 12 Anglican dioceses within the Anglican Province of Enugu, which is itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2]

The diocese was inaugurated on 18 April 2007 as the 116th diocese in the Church of Nigeria. [3] The inaugural bishop was Evans Jonathan Ibeagha and the current incumbent is Christian Onyia. [4]

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