Anglican Diocese of On the Coast

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The Anglican Diocese of On the Coast [1] (formerly the diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, [2] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev. Seyi Pirisola. [3]

Pirisola took over from the third bishop of the diocese, Ebunoluwa Ogunele, who died in 2019. [4]

The diocese was established (as Ikale-Ilaje) on 6 February 1995. [5] The pioneer bishop was Joseph Akinyele Omoyajowo, followed by the 2nd bishop Joseph Oluwafemi Arulefela, [6] who was consecrated as Bishop of Ikale-Ilaje on 25 January 1999. [7]

BishopYears
Joseph Akinyele Omoyajowo1995–1998
Joseph Oluwafemi Arulefela1999–2002
Ebunoluwa Ogunele2002–2019
Seyi Pirisola2019–

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion Office. "Position - Nigeria - Diocese On The Coast Formerly (ikale Ilaje)". anglicancommunion.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Aba | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". anglican-nig.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Anglican Communion: Broadcaster, five others consecrated Bishops". Church Times, Nigeria. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Ogunele's remains buried in Ondo". P.M. News. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Anglicanism in Nigeria". 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  6. ↑ Williams, Dayo (2019-11-08). "Behold, It's a New Dawn on the Diocese on the Coast- Bishop Oluseyi Pirisola". ThePolitico. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE SECOND SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NSUKKA AT ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH EHA-A" (PDF). webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2021-03-23.


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