Adelakun Howells Explained

Adelakun Williamson Howells OBE was an Anglican Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.^[1]

He was born on 17 September 1905,^[2] educated at King's College, Lagos and ordained in 1928.^[3] He was a Tutor at the CMS Training College at Awka and then held incumbenciesat Enugu and Fourah Bay. In 1951 he became Provost of Lagos and in 1955 its third Bishop, a post he held until his death on 7 March 1963.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.dioceseoflagos.org/?_com_content=03ea3280753ac6966b68876c665d0a7e&lb= History of lagos Diocese
2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who" 1897-2007]
3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
4. The Times, Saturday 9 March 1963; page 10; Issue 55645; col E The Rt. Rev. A. W. Howells Bishop of Lagos