Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North explained

The Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North[1] is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current Archbishop of Niger Delta Province & Bishop of Niger Delta North is Wisdom Budu Ihunwo,[3] who was consecrated a bishop on June 3, 2018, at All Saints' Cathedral, Onitsha.

The diocese was inaugurated on May 16, 1996 (Ascension Day) at St Paul's Cathedral, Diobu, Port Harcourt.[4] The first bishop was Samuel Onyuku Elenwo,[5] who was translated from the Diocese of Niger Delta and retired on December 31, 1999. He was succeeded by Ignatius Crosby Ogborun Kattey,[6] who was elected in February 2000 and consecrated on June 4 at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Owerri; he was elected Archbishop of the Niger Delta Province on May 23, 2009, and presented on May 27; he retired effective August 23, 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). 2021-03-02. en-US.
  2. https://anglican-nig.org/our-provinces/ Church of Nigeria
  3. Web site: Office. Anglican Communion. Anglican Communion: Diocese. 2021-03-01. Anglican Communion Website. en.
  4. Onu . Ben O. . Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996 - 2021 . South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences . 4 . 2 . 113 - 114 . 18 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621134609/https://sarpublication.com/media/articles/SARJHSS_42_110-118.pdf . 21 June 2022 .
  5. Web site: Elenwo, Samuel Onyuku. 2021-03-01. dacb.org.
  6. Web site: Past Bishops DNDN. 2021-03-04. en-US.