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Paul Samuel Zamani [1] is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria. [2] He is the current Bishop of Kwoi, [3] one of 13 dioceses in the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces in the Church of Nigeria. [4]
Zamani was born in Zonkwa on 2 June 1964 and educated at St Francis of Assisi Theological College in Wusasa.
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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 Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria. His headquarters are located in Abuja. The diocese comprises 17 dioceses, 96 archdeaconries and 476 parishes. The first archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was Peter Akinola, from 2002 to 2010. He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, who also held office as Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja from 25 March 2010 to 25 March 2020. The current archbishop is Henry Ndukuba. He was installed on 25 March 2020.
The Anglican Province of Kaduna is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. The first archbishop was Josiah Idowu-Fearon, from 2002 to 2008. The current archbishop is Timothy Yahaya, bishop of Kaduna, since 27 August, 2023.
The Anglican Province of Ondo is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 12 dioceses.
The Anglican Diocese of Umuahia is one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: bishops of the diocese include Ikechi Nwosu and the current incumbent Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi.
The Anglican Diocese of Kwoi is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Paul Samuel Zamani
The Anglican Diocese of Uyo is one of ten within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Prince Asukwo Antai.
The Anglican Diocese of Okrika is one of ten within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Ahoada 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 Clement Ekpeye.
The Anglican Diocese of Zaria is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Kaduna, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Abiodun Ogunyemi, who replaced Cornelius Bello in 2017.
The Anglican Diocese of Ideato is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, Nigeria. It is one of the fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The diocese was created out of the then Okigwe-Orlu Diocese in 1999. The current bishop is Henry Okeke; he was translated from Mbamili in 2020.
The Anglican Diocese of Okigwe South is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, itself one of fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria.
The Anglican Diocese of Minna is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Daniel Abubakar Yisa who is also Archbishop of the Province.
The Anglican Diocese of On the Coast is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Ondo, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is the Rt Rev. Seyi Pirisola.
The Anglican Diocese of Ohaji/Egbema is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, itself one of fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria: the current bishop is Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku. Oparaojiaku was consecrated a bishop on May 14, 2008 at St James's Cathedral, Oke-Bola, Ibadan; the missionary diocese was inaugurated on June 6 at St Peter's Cathedral, Umuokanne-Ohaji, Imo State.
Egba Diocese, Church of Nigeria is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Lagos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Emmanuel Adekunle. Jonathan S. Adeniyi was the pioneer Bishop of Egba Diocese when it was created in 1976. On his retirement aged 70 in 1979, he was succeeded by Titus Ilori Akintayo, who served from 1980 until 1994. On his retirement, he was in turn succeeded by Matthew Oluremi Owadayo. Adekunle has been the Bishop since 2009.
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 Awgu/Aninri is one of the 12 Anglican Dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Enugu in the Church of Nigeria.