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The Anglican Province of the Niger is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It comprises 9 dioceses:


 * Awka (Bishop:Alexander Ibezim)
 * Aguata (Bishop: Samuel Ezefor)
 * The Niger (Bishop: Owen Chidozie Nwokolo)
 * Ogbaru (Bishop: Prosper Afam Amah)
 * Ihiala (Bishop: Israel Kelue Okoye)
 * Niger West (Bishop: Johnson Ekwe)
 * Mbamili (Bishop: Obiora Uzochukwu)
 * Amichi (Bishop: Ephraim Ikeakor)
 * Nnewi (Bishop: Ndubuisi Obi)

Archbishops of The Niger
The Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Niger and Bishop of Awka is Alexander Ibezim.

Diocese on The Niger
Short prose history. Perhaps just link to diocese article?

Bishops of Western Equatorial Africa

 * 1864–1891: Samuel Ajayi Crowther the first African Anglican Bishop in Africa; consecrated as Bishop of Western Equatorial Africa (Bishop in charge of the Niger mission)
 * 1893–1894: Joseph Sidney Hill
 * 1900–1917: James "Holy" Johnson, assistant bishop for the Niger Delta and Benin

Bishops on The Niger

 * 1919–1921: Herbert Tugwell
 * 1922–1945: Bertram Lasbrey
 * 1945–1969: Cecil Patterson
 * 1947–1957: Denis Hall, Assistant Bishop
 * 1949–1950: Ebenezer Dimieari, Assistant Bishop (became Bishop of the Niger Delta)
 * 1955-1961: Samuel Nkemena, Assistant Bishop
 * 1969–1975: Lucius Madubuko Uzodike
 * 1975–2000: Jonathan Onyemelukwe (also Archbishop of Province Two and later Dean of the Church of Nigeria)
 * 2000–2010: Ken Sandy Edozie Okeke
 * 2011 – present: Owen Chidozie Nwokolo

Diocese of X
Short prose history.

Bishops of X

 * ? – present: NN MM