Anglican Diocese of Ideato

Diocese of Ideato
Location
Country Nigeria
Territorya portion of Imo State
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Province of Owerri
MetropolitanArchbishop of Owerri
Coordinates5°52′19″N 7°11′22″E / 5.87194°N 7.18944°E / 5.87194; 7.18944
Statistics
Population
- Total
(as of 2016)
615,241,167
Parishes19
Churches64
Members341,267,123
Information
DenominationAnglican Communion
EstablishedJuly 12, 1999
CathedralSaint Peter's Cathedral in Arondizuogu
Secular priests210
Current leadership
BishopRt Rev'd. Henry Okeke
Archdeacons11
Map
Ideato North is located in Imo State shown in red.
Ideato North is located in Imo State shown in red.
Website
www.dioceseofideato.org

The Anglican Diocese of Ideato[1][2][3] is one[4] of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, Nigeria. It is one of the fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[5][6] The diocese was created out of the then Okigwe-Orlu Diocese[7][8] in 1999. The current bishop is Henry Okeke;[9][10] he was translated from Mbamili in 2020.[11]

  1. ^ "Member Churches".
  2. ^ "Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS)".
  3. ^ Facebook
  4. ^ Diocesan web-site
  5. ^ Church of Nigeria
  6. ^ "Anglican Alliance".
  7. ^ "CHRISTIANS CHARGED TO NEVER GIVE UP – ARCHBISHOP MADUOMA".
  8. ^ "our provinces ecclesiastical province of Owerri Anglican Province of Owerri at the Church of Nigeria Official Website".
  9. ^ "Diocesan web-site".
  10. ^ Anglican Communion
  11. ^ Advent Cable Network Nigeria — BREAKING NEWS: Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Elect New Bishops, Archbishop, Translate one..... (Accessed 28 August 2021)