Anglican Province of Owerri

Last updated January 27, 2026

The Anglican Province of Owerri is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria.^[1] It comprises 12 dioceses:

Okigwe South (Bishop:David Onuoha)
Owerri (Bishop: Chukwuma Oparah)
Orlu (Bishop: Benjamin Chinedum Okeke)
Mbaise (Bishop: Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo)
Isi Mbano (Bishop: Godson Udochukwu Ukanwa)
Ideato (Bishop: Henry Okeke)
Egbu (Bishop: Geoffrey Okoroafor)
Ohaji/Egbema (Bishop: Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku)
On the Lake (Bishop: Chijioke Oti)
Oru (Bishop: Geoffrey Chukwunenye)
Okigwe (Bishop: Edward Osuegbu)
Ikeduru (Bishop: Emmanuel Maduwike)

Archbishops of the Province

Bennett Okoro, Bishop of Orlu (re-elected 2007)^[2]
2020–present: David Onuoha, Bishop of Okigwe ^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Church of Nigeria
↑ "Latest Election of Archbishops in the Church of Nigeria, Global South Anglican Official Website". globalsouthanglican.org. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
↑ The Source, Nigeria
↑ Advent Cable Network Nigeria — BREAKING NEWS: Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Elect New Bishops, Archbishop, Translate one..... (Accessed 28 August 2021)

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[1] Church of Nigeria

[arch2007-2] "Latest Election of Archbishops in the Church of Nigeria, Global South Anglican Official Website". globalsouthanglican.org. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[3] The Source, Nigeria

[4] Advent Cable Network Nigeria — BREAKING NEWS: Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Elect New Bishops, Archbishop, Translate one..... (Accessed 28 August 2021)

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