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Anglican Church in Nigeria
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Anglican_Church_in_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:All_Africa_Conference_of_Churches
gptkb:Christian_Association_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Evangelical_Anglicanism
gptkb:Charismatic_movement
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:district
over 160
gptkbp:doctrine
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:ecclesiasticalStructure
Episcopal
gptkbp:education
operates Anglican schools and colleges
gptkbp:firstBishop
gptkb:Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther
gptkbp:firstDiocese
gptkb:Diocese_on_the_Niger
gptkbp:founded
1842
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society
gptkbp:headquarters
Abuja
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Anglican Church in Nigeria
gptkbp:language
English
local Nigerian languages
gptkbp:languageOfWorship
Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:mainCathedral
gptkb:Cathedral_Church_of_the_Advent,_Abuja
gptkbp:memberOf
gptkb:Global_Anglican_Future_Conference_(GAFCON)
gptkbp:missionaryOrigin
gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society_(CMS)
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:All_Saints'_Cathedral,_Onitsha
gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral,_Diobu
gptkb:St._Peter's_Cathedral,_Asaba
gptkb:St._Stephen's_Cathedral,_Ondo
gptkbp:notableEvent
Hosted GAFCON II in 2013
Became autonomous from Church of England in 1979
First Nigerian Archbishop in 1979
Split from Episcopal Church USA over doctrinal issues
gptkbp:notableLeader
gptkb:Henry_Ndukuba
gptkb:Nicholas_Okoh
gptkb:Peter_Akinola
gptkbp:notablePublication
The Nigerian Anglican
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
over 18 million
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:Church_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen
does not ordain women as priests or bishops
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:philanthropy
runs hospitals and clinics
gptkbp:primate
gptkb:Henry_Ndukuba
gptkbp:stanceOnSameSexMarriage
opposes same-sex marriage
gptkbp:state
14
gptkbp:website
https://anglican-nig.org/
gptkbp:womenOrganization
gptkb:Mothers'_Union
gptkbp:youthClub
gptkb:Anglican_Youth_Fellowship
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Archbishop_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6