Samuel Hugh Stowell Akinsope "Sope" Johnson[1] (March 1930- July 2022) was Provost of the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos[2] from 1970 until 1995.[3]
Johnson was educated at King's College, London[4] and Lichfield Theological College.[5] From 1955 to 1962 he gained experience in London as a curate (including two years at St. Martin-in-the Fields) before returning to Nigeria to become the head of religious broadcasting at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.[6]