Emmanuel Kana Mani [1] was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. [2]
Mani was born on 10 June 1951, in Zuru, Kebbi State. He enlisted in the Nigeria Army in 1968 where he became a military chaplain. He was ordained in 1983. He was elected Bishop of Maiduguri in 1990; and Archbishop of Jos in 2002. [3]
After serving one term of 5 years, he was replaced as Archbishop of Jos by Benjamin Kwashi in 2008.
Mani died in 2017. [2] He was survived by his wife, Sarah, and his six children.
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