The Bendel Province is one of the fourteen ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises thirteen dioceses, each one headed by a bishop and it was created in 2002, when the current division into provinces was adopted. His headquarters are located in Asaba. The first Archbishop of the Bendel Province was Albert Agbaje, who died in 2005. He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, latter replaced upon his election as Primate of Nigeria by Friday John Imaekhai in 2010.[1] In 2020 Cyril Odutemu became Archbishop of Bendel.[2]

It comprises 13 dioceses:

References

  1. Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel Holds Clergy Wives Retreat at Ibru Centre
  2. "DanDolor hails Archbishop-elect, Cyril Odutemu". Vanguard, Nigeria.
  3. "The memoir of Ven. Festus Nwafili, The Bishop - Elect of The Diocese of Ndokwa | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". 25 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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