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