Anglican church gets four new bishops

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has elected four new bishops to lead dioceses following the Episcopal Synod at the Advance Episcopal Consultation in Port Harcourt. The Primate of the Church, The Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, announced the elections on Thursday at the close of the synod’s deliberations.

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The elections were concluded after prayerful deliberations by the bishops during the Episcopal Synod.

The newly elected bishops are Ven. Dr. Godwin Tersoo Simon Yakela for the Diocese of Makurdi, Ven. Dr. Kingsley Ogbonda for the Diocese of Uyo, Ven. Dr. Julius Oyediran for the Diocese of Ekiti Oke, and Ven. Dr. Olayemi Fatusi for Awori Diocese. These selections followed prayerful deliberations by the bishops during the synod.

These bishops-elect are scheduled to be consecrated during the General Synod of the Church of Nigeria, which will take place in The Diocese of Remo in September. Upon consecration, they will assume responsibility for the spiritual oversight of their dioceses, the advancement of evangelism, and the strengthening of the Anglican Communion within their jurisdictions.

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The bishops-elect will be consecrated during the General Synod of the Church of Nigeria, scheduled to hold in The Diocese of Remo in September.

Primate Ndukuba called upon church members to support the bishops-elect through prayer, asking for God to grant them wisdom, strength, good health, humility, and the grace to faithfully fulfill their episcopal duties.

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The Primate called on members of the church to support the bishops-elect in prayer, urging them to “continually uphold these fathers in God in their prayers, asking the Almighty God to grant them wisdom, strength, good health, humility, and the grace to faithfully discharge the responsibilities of the episcopal office to the glory of His Holy Name.”