Peter Imhona Onekpe Explained

Peter Imhona Onekpe (born 15 February 1949) was the Anglican Bishop of Ika^[1] in Bendel Province^[2] of the Church of Nigeria.

Onekpe was the pioneer bishop when the Diocese of Ika was created in 2001.^{[3] [4] [5]} He retired in 2018,^[6] and Godfrey Ifeanyi Ekpenisi was elected as the second Bishop of Ika in September 2018.^[7]

Onekpe was born on 15 February 1949 in Etsako West, Edo State. He attended St. Peter's Anglican Secondary Modern School, Jattu-Uzairue, from 1961 to 1963, followed by the Catechist Training School at Akure, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan in 1974, and was ordained in 1975.^[8]

Onekpe was the 4th Bishop of Benin, consecrated in 1995, and translated to Esan Diocese in September 2000.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anglican Communion: Diocese. Anglican Communion. Office. Anglican Communion Website.
2. Web site: Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). 2021-03-11. en-UK.
3. Web site: The Rt Revd Peter Onekpe on World Anglican Clerical Directory. 2021-03-11. World Anglican Clerical Directory. en.
4. Web site: 2017-12-22. Bishop P I Onekpe:Humanism, A side Clericalism X-rayed. 2021-03-11. The Pointer News Online. en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-02-07 . BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF IKA Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) . 2024-06-24 . en-GB.
6. Web site: 2018-12-22. BISHOP PETER ONEKPE BOWS OUT OF OFFICE. 2021-03-05. Ika Weekly Newspaper. en-GB.
7. Web site: 2018-09-19. Okowa Congratulates Ekpenisi, Ika Diocese Anglican Bishop-Elect. 2021-03-12. Vanguard News. en-US.
8. Web site: 2018-06-04. THERE IS A MISSION FOR THE CHURCH TO PREACH SALVATION — Rt. Rev. Dr. Onekpe (JP). 2021-03-12. Ika Weekly Newspaper. en-GB.
9. Web site: About-us DIOCESE OF BENIN. 2021-03-25. anglicandioceseofbenin.org.