Anglican Diocese of Ahoada

The Anglican Diocese of Ahoada[1] is one of twelve within the Anglican Province of the Niger Delta,[2] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[3] The current bishop is Clement Ekpeye.[4]

The first church in the area, St. Paul's Niger Delta, was established at Ahoada in 1910. In 1925 a primary school was opened; and later a maternity home. In 1951 a vicarage was added. In 1952, a new Diocese Niger Delta was formed, with Ahoada and its surroundings included within it.

The Diocese of Ahoada was established in 2004 with St. Paul's becoming its cathedral,[5] and Clement Ekpeye was its first bishop.[6] Ekpeye was consecrated bishop on July 25, 2004, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Abuja.[7]

Notes

1. Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
2. "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
3. "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
4. "Bishop of Ahoada, Clement Ekpeye, kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Nigeria's Rivers State". www.anglicannews.org.
5. "The Rt Revd Clement Ekpeye on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
6. "Church of Nigeria elects four bishops". www.anglicannews.org.
7. 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): 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.