Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi

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Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi // ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )(b 1970) is an Anglican bishop [1] in Nigeria: [2] since his consecration on 24 September 2019 he has been the Bishop of Umahia, one of nine dioceses [3] within the Anglican Province of Aba, [4] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: [5]

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  1. "Ibeabuchi assumes office as third Bishop of Umuahia Diocese | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsSunday Magazine The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News". guardian.ng. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  2. https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20191129/282020444151570 . Retrieved 2020-07-11 via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Anglican Diocese of Umuahia". The Girl Generation. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. "Ecclesiastical Province of Aba | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". anglican-nig.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  5. "Church of Nigeria news - latest breaking stories and top headlines". TODAY. Retrieved 2020-07-11.


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