Anglican Province of Niger Delta

The Anglican Province of Niger Delta is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 18 dioceses. The Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Niger Delta and Bishop of Ikwere is Blessing Enyinda.[1]

It has 18 dioceses (2025):

  1. Ahoada (Bishop: Clement Ekpeye)
  2. Calabar (Bishop:Nneoyi Onen)
  3. Etche (Bishop: Precious Nwala)
  4. Evo (Bishop: Innocent Ordu)
  5. Niger Delta (Bishop: Emmanuel Oko Jaja)
  6. Ikwerre (Bishop: Blessing Enyindah)
  7. Niger Delta West (Bishop: Emmanuel Oko-Jaja)
  8. Niger Delta North (Bishop: Wisdom Budu Ihunwo)
  9. Northern Izon (Bishop: Funkuro Godrules Ambare)
  10. Ogbia (Bishop: James Oruwori)
  11. Ogoni (Bishop: Solomon Gbregbara)
  12. Okrika (Bishop: Tubokosemie Abere)
  13. Uyo (Bishop: Vacant)
  14. Ogoja (Bishop: Vincent Ifeanyi Akunna)
  15. 0moku (Bishop: Ngozi Richard Okpara)
  16. Eket (Bishop: vacant)
  17. Ikom (Bishop: David Michson)
  18. Kalabari (Bishop: Boma Peter Briggs)

Blessing Enyindah became Archbishop of Niger Delta Province on July 11, 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ Anglican Province of Niger Delta at the Church of Nigeria Official Website
  2. ^ Onu, Ben O. "Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996–2021" (PDF). South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 (2): 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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