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- ↑ "Bishop Agori Iwe's Retirement and Rest, As Described by His Biographer, Samuel Erivwo". www.waado.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "The Splitting of Benin Diocese Into Three Dioceses of benin, Warri, and Asaba". www.waado.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "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 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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