Samuel Onyuku Elenwo Explained

Samuel Onyuku Elenwo (7 December 1933 – 2008) was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta^[1] in Niger Delta Province^[2] of the Church of Nigeria.

Elenwo was born on 7 December 1933 in Okporowo-Ogbakiri, where he went to primary school, followed by Okporowo-Ogbakiri Central School, Kalabari National College, and thence to New Bethel College, Onitsha.

He was consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Niger Delta on 1 March 1981 by Timothy Olufosoye, the first archbishop of the province, at the Cathedral Church of St. James Oke-Bola, Ibadan. He became the first bishop of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North on 16 May 1996, a tenure he held until his retirement in December 1999.^[3]

He died in 2008.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: delta Anglican Communion: Diocese. Anglican Communion. Office. Anglican Communion Website.
2. Web site: Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). 2021-03-08. en-UK.
3. Web site: Samuel Onyuku Elenwo. 2021-03-08. dacb.org.
4. Web site: 2018-07-16. Speak out against dictatorial tendencies, Wike tells clerics. 2021-03-11. The Sun Nigeria. en-US.