The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership, after the Church of England. In 2016 it stated that its membership was “over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the largest province in the Communion." As measured by active membership, the Church of Nigeria has nearly 2 million active baptised members. According to a study published by Cambridge University Press in the Journal of Anglican Studies, there are between 4.94 and 11.74 million Anglicans in Nigeria. The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first [largest within the Anglican Communion] in terms of active members."
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in Guatemala, and a missionary diocese in Cuba. Headquartered in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, the church reported more than 1,000 congregations and more than 128,000 members in 2023. The first archbishop of the ACNA was Robert Duncan, who was succeeded by Foley Beach in 2014. In June 2024, the College of Bishops elected Steve Wood as the third archbishop of the ACNA. Authority was transferred to him during the closing Eucharist at the ACNA Assembly 2024 conference in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
The Ibadan Province is an ecclesiastical province of the Church of Nigeria. It was created when the division into ecclesiastical provinces was adopted in 2002, and it comprises 19 dioceses, 117 archdeaconries and 623 parishes.
The Anglican Province of Kwara is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 7 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Province of Kwara and Bishop of New Bussa is Israel Amoo.
The Anglican Diocese of Igbomina is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Bishop Michael Akinyemi, who was also the Archbishop of the Province, retired in 2017 and was succeeded by Emmanuel Adekola, previously Sub-Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.
The Anglican Diocese of Igbomina-West is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Olajide Adebayo.
Olajide Adebayo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria; he is Bishop of Igbomina-West, one of eight in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria. He presents a radio show, "Hymns of Praise".
James Olaoti Akinola was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. He was the pioneer Bishop of Igbomina-West, one of eight in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Jebba is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Oluwaseun Aderogba, who succeeded Timothy Adewole.
The Anglican Diocese of Kwara is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop, appointed in 2017, is Olusegun Adeyemi, who is also Archbishop of the Province.
Olusegun Adeyemi is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria he is Bishop of Kwara, one of seven in the Anglican Province of Kwara, he is one of 14 archbishops within the Church of Nigeria. Adeyemi was elected Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Kwara in 2017.
Israel Amoo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is Bishop of the New Bussa diocese, one of seven in the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Omu-Aran is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti Kwara is one of eight within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The see became vacant after the translation of the pioneer Bishop Andrew Ajayi. he was recently translated to Ekiti Anglican Diocese.
The Anglican Diocese of New Bussa is one of 8 within the Anglican Province of Kwara, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Israel Amoo.
Emmanuel Adeoye Adekola is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Igbomina in the Anglican Province of Kwara.
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