Anglican Diocese of Northern Izon

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The Anglican Diocese of Northern Izon [1] is one of twelve dioceses within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 ecclesiastical provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is the Right Rev. Funkuro Godrules Victor Amgbare. [3] The first bishop, Fred Anga Nyanabo, was consecrated on May 14, 2008 at St James's Cathedral, Oke-Bola, Ibadan and the missionary diocese was inaugurated on June 5 at St Mark's Cathedral, Kaiama, Bayelsa State. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)" . Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. ↑ The Guardian, UK
  4. ↑ Onu, Ben O. "Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996–2021" (PDF). South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 (2): 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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