Anglican Diocese of Warri

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The Anglican Diocese of Warri [1] is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Bendel, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is Christian Esezi Ide. [3]

John Onyaene Dafiewhare was enthroned as the first Bishop of Warri on 28 January 1980 [4] (Dafiewhare died in 1994 [5] ). Nathaniel Enuku took over the see from April 1992 until March 2003, and was followed in 2006, after a hiatus of 3 years, by Christian Esezi Ide. [6]

BishopYears
John Onyaene Dafiewhare1980–1992
Nathaniel Enuku1992–2003
Christian Esezi Ide2006–

Notes

  1. Anglican Communion
  2. Church of Nigeria
  3. Diocesan web-site
  4. "The Splitting of Benin Diocese Into Three Dioceses of benin, Warri, and Asaba". www.waado.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NSUKKA AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH" (PDF). webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. "Our History". Anglican Diocese of Warri. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-03-25.

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