Godwin Okpala

Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.[1][2]

Okpala was Bishop of Nnewi and Archbishop of the Niger Province from 2018,[3] retiring from both posts in 2019.[4]

He was the first Bishop of Nnewi, consecrated in 1996 at the then All saints cathedral Abuja. [5][6] He had previously been Archdeacon of Nnewi for Nnewi Diocese; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995 for the Diocese of Nnewi, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 14 February 1996[6] at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Uruagu Nnewi.[7]

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  3. ^ "election-of-bishops-and-archbishops-in-nigeria". anglican.ink. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ^ "Fides Nigeria".
  5. ^ Diara, Benjamin C.D.; Christian, Nche George (2013-12-01). "Anglican Church and the Development of Pentecostalism in Igboland". Journal of Educational and Social Research. doi:10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n10p43. ISSN 2239-978X.
  6. ^ a b "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NSUKKA AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH" (PDF). www.adonsk.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. ^ ABS — Commentary: The Profile of the Third Archbishop of the Niger Province (Abuchi Nwozor, 10 April 2018; accessed 9 August 2021)