Simeon Borokini Explained

Type:Bishop
Simeon Borokini
Birth Date:15 July 1956
Diocese:Anglican Diocese of Akure
Term:2013–present
Predecessor:Michael O. Ipinmoye
Church:Church of Nigeria
Birth Place:Iju, Akure North, Nigeria

Simeon Borokini[1] is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.[2]

Borokini was born in Iju, Akure North on 15 July 1956. He was educated at Lisabi Grammar School and Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan. He has served at All Saints Ogbonkowo, St. Mark, Ore and St. Stephen's Cathedral, Oke-Aluko. In 1989, he was made a Canon and the following year became a senior lecturer at the Archbishop Vining College of Theology in Akure, serving for 15 years. In 2005 he became Archdeacon of Odigbo. He was Provost of St. David's Cathedral Ijomu from 2008 until his election as Bishop of Akure in 2013, succeeding Michael O. Ipinmoye.[3]

His son Simeon Toluwani Borokini is Whip[4] of the Ondo State House of Assembly[5] representing Akure South Constituency 1.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese - Nigeria - Akure. Anglican Communion Office. anglicancommunion.org. 2020-11-21.
  2. https://www.worldanglican.com/nigeria/akure/the-church-of-nigeria-anglican-communion/the-rt-revd-simeon-borokini World Anglican
  3. Web site: PROTOCOL PRAISE. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516172841/http://www.adonsk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SECOND-SESSION-OF-THE-SEVENTH-SYNOD-.pdf. dead. May 16, 2017. 2021-03-18. www.adonsk.com.
  4. Web site: 2019-06-03. Speaker, deputy speaker return as ninth Ondo Assembly inaugurated. 2020-08-21. Businessday NG. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ondo State Government. 2020-08-21. www.ondostate.gov.ng. en.
  6. Web site: My Plan for Akure South Constituency 1… Toluwani Borokini. 2020-08-21. Ondo Events. en-US.