Anglican Church Elects 15 New Bishops

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has elected 15 caller bishops to oversee 1 vacant diocese and 14 recently created dioceses crossed the country, marking a large enlargement successful the denomination’s mission.

The announcement was made pursuing the Episcopal Synod of the House of Bishops held connected Thursday astatine the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesha, Ado-Ekiti, successful the Diocese of Ekiti. The improvement was confirmed successful a connection connected Friday by the Church’s Communication Officer, Korede Akintunde.

According to him, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, The Most Rev’d Dr. Henry Ndukuba, who presided implicit the Synod, explained that the elections were portion of the church’s strategical thrust to “deepen its beingness crossed Nigeria.”

Ndukuba further disclosed that the predetermination for the Missionary Diocese of Eket was enactment connected clasp pursuing the abrupt passing of the Bishop of Uyo Diocese earlier successful the week. The caller diocese, helium noted, is expected to beryllium carved retired from Uyo.

He urged members of the religion to perpetrate the bishops-elect, their families, and their respective dioceses into prayers, stressing that “divine guidance is needed arsenic they instrumentality connected their caller responsibilities.”

On the consecration, Archbishop Ndukuba added, “Details of the inauguration of the caller dioceses and the enthronement of the bishops volition beryllium released soon, portion the consecration of the recently elected bishops is scheduled for November 9, 2025, successful Abuja.”

The Synod’s communiqué stated, “The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), House of Bishops, arising from its Episcopal Synod connected Thursday, 18th September 2025, astatine the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesha, Ado-Ekiti, successful Ekiti Diocese, has elected caller bishops to capable 1 of its vacant Sees and the recently created 15 dioceses which commenced aft an eucharistic service.”

It added that “fifteen clergymen were elected to capable the existent vacant See of Irele/Ese-Odo and fourteen of the recently created Sees.”

This improvement follows the church’s determination astatine its Standing Committee Meeting successful Ekiti State (September 15–19, 2025) to make 15 caller dioceses, bringing the full crossed the state to 176. The approval, Akintunde said, came aft “a bid of inspections, verifications, and validation exercises” pursuing the lifting of the moratorium connected the instauration of dioceses successful September 2024.

Hereunder is the afloat database full-fledged diocese

Diocese of Irele/Ese-Odo – Venerable Samuel Ogunmiluyi
Diocese of Ekiti South – Venerable Francis Bankole
Diocese of Kalabari – Venerable Boma Briggs
Diocese of Lagos South West – Venerable Dr. Adewole Ajayi
Diocese of Omoku – Venerable Richard N. Okpara
Diocese of Ozoro – Venerable Dr. Benjamin Idume

Missionary Dioceses
Missionary Diocese of Idanre – Venerable Bode Otenaike
Missionary Diocese of Ikom – Venerable David Michson
Missionary Diocese of Keffi – Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur
Missionary Diocese of Nasarawa – Venerable Dr. Luka B. Allu
Missionary Diocese of Ogoja – Venerable Ifeanyi Akunna
Missionary Diocese of Oyo South – Venerable Dr. Ebenezer Familoni
Missionary Diocese of Oyun – Venerable Solomon Adewumi
Missionary Diocese of Takum – Rev’d Canon Rika G. Ibrahim
Missionary Diocese of Zuru – Venerable Dr. Ayuba Kanta

With this election, the Anglican Communion is acceptable to widen its scope into caller missionary frontiers portion strengthening its traditional dioceses.