Michael Fape

Last updated

Michael Fape [1] is an Anglican archbishop [2] in Nigeria: [3] he is the current Bishop of Remo and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos.

Fape was educated at the University of Ibadan and ordained in 1984. He was made a Canon in Ibadan Diocese in 1995 and an Archdeacon in 1997. He became a bishop in 2003; and an archbishop in 2016. He was enthroned as Bishop of Remo in 2004. [4] [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Diocese: Remo". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ Anglican Ink
  3. ↑ Diocesan web-site
  4. ↑ "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS/BISHOP'S CHARGE DELIVERED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH SYNOD – DIOCESE OF NSUKKA, ON MONDAY 8 NO" (PDF). www.adonsk.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2022. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  5. ↑ "History | Remo Anglican Diocese". remoanglican.org. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-22.


Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of Nigeria</span> Nigerian Anglican church

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. As of 2016 it gives its membership as "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 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 Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 13 dioceses:

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 Northern Izon is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Funkuro Godrules Victor Amgbare. The first bishop, Fred Anga Nyanabo, was consecrated on May 14, 2008 at St James's Cathedral, Oke-Bola, Ibadan and the missionary diocese was inaugurated on June 5 at St Mark's Cathedral, Kaiama, Bayelsa State.

Babatunde Ogunbanwo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Ijebu-South West.

The Anglican Diocese of Remo is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Lagos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Michael Fape, who is also Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos.

Joseph Olatunji Akinfenwa is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is Bishop of Ibadan, one of nineteen in the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 within the Church of Nigeria.

Emmanuel Chukwuma is an Anglican archbishop in Nigeria. He was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Enugu, and the archbishop of the Anglican Province of Enugu in 2014.

The Anglican Diocese of Ibadan North is one of 17 within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is the Most Revd. Dr. Segun Okubadejo who incidentally is also the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Ibadan

Segun Okubadejo is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria, the current Bishop of Ibadan North and Archbishop of Ibadan Province.

The Anglican Diocese of Ife East is one of 17 within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Oluseyi Oyelade.

The Anglican Diocese of Oke-Osun is one of 17 within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The Bishop Emeritus is Abraham Akinlalu who was succeeded by Foluso Taiwo in 2019. Taiwo died in November 2020, and was succeeded by Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje, elected in January 2021.

The Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current Archbishop of Niger Delta Province & Bishop of Niger Delta North is Wisdom Budu Ihunwo, who was consecrated a bishop on June 3, 2018, at All Saints' Cathedral, Onitsha.

Albert Aduloju Agbaje was the first Anglican Bishop of Sabongidda-Ora in Bendel Province of the Church of Nigeria.

Titus Babatunde Olayinka is the Anglican Bishop of Ogbomoso in Ibadan Province of the Church of Nigeria.

George Latunji Lasebikan was the Anglican Bishop of Ondo in 2007, in Ondo Province of the Church of Nigeria.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.