Festus Oyetola Sobanke

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Festus Oyetola Sobanke is the Anglican Bishop of Omu-Aran [1] in Kwara Province [2] of the Church of Nigeria.

He was consecrated Bishop of Omu-Aran in April 2019 at St David's Anglican Cathedral Church, Ijomu, Akure, by the Primate of All Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh. [3]

Sobanke is the second Bishop of Omu-Aran, succeeding the Pioneer Bishop Philip Adeyemo [4] elected in 2007, who has retired. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)" . Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Be servant leaders, Akinbiyi urges newly consecrated Bishops". The Hope Newspaper. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. ↑ Ishola, Yinusa (2019-05-23). "Rev Festus Shobanke emerges new bishop of Omu-Aran Diocese in Kwara". NNN. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.


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