Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta
The Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta[1] is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Ralph Ebirien.[3]
The diocese was established on 1 January 1952 under the pioneer Bishop Ebenezer Dimieari.[4] Dimieari retired in 1961 and was succeeded as Bishop by Rogers Bara Hart, who retired in 1970.[4] His replacement was Bishop Y A Fubara, who handed over to Samuel Onyuku Elenwo in 1981.[5] Elenwo became Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Niger Delta North in 1996 and was succeeded by Gabriel Herbert Pepple, followed by Ralph Ebirien in 2010.[4]
Notes
- Anglican Communion
- Diocesan web-site
- World Anglican
- Enemugwem, John H. (2016). "A HISTORY OF THE NIGER DELTA DIOCESE, 1952-2012". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 25: 119–139. ISSN 0018-2540.
- "Our History | DNDN". Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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