Anglican Communion To Consecrate 15 Newly Elected Bishops November 9

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba, will lead other Archbishops and Bishops to consecrate 15 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.

The House of Bishop, had during its Episcopal Synod on Thursday, September 18, 2025 ,at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesha, Ado-Ekiti, in Ekiti Diocese, elected new bishops to fill vacant Sees (Diocese of Irele/Eseodo) and fourteen of the recently created 15 dioceses.

Those elected at the Episcopal Synod included: 

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 after which, the Primate will proceed to inaugurate 14 out of the 15 newly created Dioceses across the country. 

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 25 and Oyun- November 26

Others include 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; and Takum- December 20.

Meanwhile, Primate Ndukuba has urged all faithful to pray for the newly elected bishops and their families as they prepare to transition into their new roles in the days ahead.