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References
- ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)" . Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ "Anglican Bishop Laments High Rate Of Unemployment, As Synod Ends". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ "anglican-bishop-laments-high-rate-of-unemployment-as-synod-ends". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ "THIRD-SESSION-OF-THE-7TH-SYNOD" (PDF).
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