By Emeka Odogwu
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Henry C. Ndukuba, will lead other Archbishops and Bishops to consecrate fifteen newly elected bishops on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at a service to be held at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life-camp in Abuja.
Recall that the House of Bishop, arising from its Episcopal Synod on Thursday, 18th September 2025 at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesha, Ado-Ekiti, in Ekiti Diocese, elected new bishops to fill one of its vacant Sees (Diocese of Irele/Eseodo) and fourteen of the recently created fifteen dioceses.
According to Korede Akintunde
CoN Communication Officer, the following Servants of God were duly Elected at the Episcopal Synod:
Diocese of Irele/Ese-Odo – Venerable Samuel Ogunmiluyi
Diocese of Ekiti South – Venerable Francis Bankole
Diocese of Kalabari – Venerable Boma Briggs
Diocese of Lagos South West – Venerable Dr. Adewole Ajayi
Diocese of Omoku – Venerable Richard N. Okpara
Diocese of Ozoro – Venerable Dr. Benjamin Idume
Missionary Diocese of Idanre – Venerable Bode Otenaike
Missionary Diocese of Ikom – Venerable David Michson
Missionary Diocese of Keffi-Karshi – Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur
Missionary Diocese of Nasarawa – Venerable Dr. Luka B. Allu
Missionary Diocese of Ogoja – Venerable Ifeanyi Akunna
Missionary Diocese of Oyo South – Venerable Dr. Ebenezer Familoni
Missionary Diocese of Oyun – Venerable Solomon Adewumi
Missionary Diocese of Takum – Rev’d Canon Rika G. Ibrahim
Missionary Diocese of Zuru – Venerable Dr. Ayuba Kanta
The consecration service will confirm the new episcopal leaders for these Dioceses. After this very important service, the Primate will proceed to inaugurate fourteen out of the fifteen newly created Dioceses in the Church of Nigeria.
The stretch of the inaugurations will take place from 15th of November to 20th of December 2025 as tentatively slated below;
- Keffi-Karshi November 15
- Nasarawa November 15
- Lagos South West November 25
- Oyo South November 26
- Oyun November 26
- Ekiti South November 27
- ldanre November 28
- Ozoro December 2
- lkom December 4
- Ogoja December 4
- Kalabari December 5
- Omoku December 5
- Zuru December 17
- Takum December 20
Primate Henry Ndukuba has called on all faithful to pray for the newly elected bishops and their families as they prepare for the transition into their new roles in the days ahead.
