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Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. [1] [2]

Okpala was Bishop of Nnewi and Archbishop of the Niger Province from 2018, [3] retiring from both posts in 2019. [4]

He was the first Bishop of Nnewi, consecrated in 1996 at the then All saints cathedral Abuja. [5] [6] He had previously been Archdeacon of Nnewi for Nnewi Diocese; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995 for the Diocese of Nnewi, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 14 February 1996 [6] at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Uruagu Nnewi. [7]

On 6 December 2024, Okpala and his driver went missing on the way to Umuchu for a funeral. [8] They were driving through an area where there have been attacks on travelers and kidnappings. [9]

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  2. ↑ "The Rt Revd Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ↑ "election-of-bishops-and-archbishops-in-nigeria". anglican.ink. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Fides Nigeria".
  5. ↑ Diara, Benjamin C.D.; Christian, Nche George (2013-12-01). "Anglican Church and the Development of Pentecostalism in Igboland". Journal of Educational and Social Research. doi: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n10p43 . ISSN   2239-978X.
  6. 1 2 "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NSUKKA AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH" (PDF). www.adonsk.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. ↑ ABS — Commentary: The Profile of the Third Archbishop of the Niger Province (Abuchi Nwozor, 10 April 2018; accessed 9 August 2021)
  8. ↑ "News", The Living Church, 268 (1): 13, January 12, 2025, The retired Archbishop of the Province of the Niger has been missing since December 6, raising...concerns about whether he was kidnapped. Archbishop Godwin Okpala disappeared while on the road to Umuchu with his driver.
  9. ↑ Ugwu, Chinagorom (December 7, 2024). "Tension as Nigerian Bishop is declared missing: Like other states in Nigeria's South-east, security has deteriorated in Anambra State with frequent attacks by armed persons". The Premium Times, Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-20.


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