Jonathan Bamaiyi

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Jonathan Bamaiyi, [1] consecrated in 1998, is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: [2] he is the current Bishop of Katsina, [3] one of ten dioceses within the Anglican Province of Kaduna, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [4]

He was elected in 2007 as Bishop of Katsina. [5]

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  1. Anglican Communion Anglican Communion
  2. ACNS
  3. [Episcopal Church]
  4. Church of Nigeria
  5. "A statement from the House of Bishops of the Church of Nigeria". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.


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