Anglican Diocese of Zaria

The Anglican Diocese of Zaria[1] is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Kaduna, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[2] The current bishop is Abiodun Ogunyemi,[3] who replaced Cornelius Bello in 2017.

The diocese was created out of the existing Kaduna Diocese on 7 March 2007 as the 99th diocese in the Church of Nigeria; Cornelius S S Bello was the pioneer bishop.[4] Abiodun Ogunyemi, Bishop of Damaturu, was translated to Zaria in July 2016.[5]

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  2. ^ "Church of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ^ "2017 Bishop's Charge". Egba Anglican Diocese. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Zaria". Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  5. ^ "2017 Bishop's Charge". Egba Diocese. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 28 August 2021.