Simon Bala

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Simon Bala (died 2008) was the Anglican Bishop of Kubwa [1] in Abuja Province [2] of the Church of Nigeria.

He was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Kubwa on 13 March 2005; he had previously been Bishop of Gusau. [3]

He died in 2008, [4] and was succeeded as bishop by Duke Akamisoko.

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References

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)" . Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Church of Nigeria now has 91 dioceses". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ↑ "the-making-of-the-diocese-of-kubwa". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-03-14.


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