Godwin Okpala Explained

Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.^{[1] [2]}

Okpala was Bishop of Nnewi and Archbishop of the Niger Province from 2018,^[3] retiring from both posts in 2019.^[4]

He was the first Bishop of Nnewi, consecrated in 1996 at the then All saints cathedral Abuja. ^[5] He had previously been Archdeacon of Nnewi for Nnewi Diocese; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995 for the Diocese of Nnewi, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 14 February 1996^[6] at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Uruagu Nnewi.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://anglican.ink/2019/08/23/six-bishops-elected-by-the-church-of-nigeria-house-of-bishops/ Anglican Ink
2. Web site: The Rt Revd Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala on World Anglican Clerical Directory. 2021-03-27. World Anglican Clerical Directory. en.
3. Web site: election-of-bishops-and-archbishops-in-nigeria. 2021-03-19. anglican.ink. 17 February 2018.
4. Web site: Fides Nigeria.
5. Diara. Benjamin C.D.. Christian. Nche George. 2013-12-01. Anglican Church and the Development of Pentecostalism in Igboland. Journal of Educational and Social Research. 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n10p43. 2239-978X. free.
6. Web site: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NSUKKA AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204095119/http://www.adonsk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/THIRD-SESSION-OF-THE-1ST-SYNOD-.pdf. dead. February 4, 2019. 2021-03-25. www.adonsk.com.
7. https://www.absradiotv.com/2018/04/10/commentary-the-profile-of-the-third-archbishop-of-the-niger-province/ ABS — Commentary: The Profile of the Third Archbishop of the Niger Province