Anglican Diocese of Uyo
The Anglican Diocese of Uyo[1] is one of ten within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Prince Asukwo Antai.[3]
The first bishop of the diocese was Emmanuel Nglass[4] in 1990. Orama was consecrated a bishop on November 26, 2006, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja.[5] Prince Asukwo Antai was elected on 9 August 2014.[6]
Bishops
[edit]Bishop | Years |
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Emmanuel Nglass | 1990–2006 |
Isaac Orama | 2006–2014 |
Prince Asukwo Antai | 2014–present |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Anglican Communion
- ^ Church of Nigeria
- ^ World Anglican
- ^ "gov-emmanuel-bids-farewell-to-late-bishop-of-anglican-communion-emmanuel-nglass". Facebook.
- ^ Onu, Ben O. "Harvest of Bishops in Nigeria Anglicanism: Diocese of Niger Delta North Experience, 1996–2021" (PDF). South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 (2): 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Two New Bishop Elected for Church of Nigeria". Church of Nigeria. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2022.