Church of Nigeria

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Global_Anglican_Future_Conference_(GAFCON)
gptkb:Global_South_Anglican
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:district over 160
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:founded 1979
gptkbp:headquarters Abuja
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church of Nigeria
gptkbp:language English
local Nigerian languages
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Nigerian_Book_of_Common_Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Cathedral_Church_of_the_Advent,_Abuja
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:membership over 18 million
gptkbp:motto The Church of Nigeria: The Anglican Communion in Nigeria
gptkbp:notableEvent active in Anglican realignment
consecrated first female bishop in 2021
hosted GAFCON 2008
split with Episcopal Church USA over doctrinal issues
established Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Ajayi_Crowther_University
gptkb:Bishop_Ajayi_Crowther_Memorial_College,_Osoogun
gptkb:Bishop_Crowther_Seminary,_Awka
gptkb:Bishop_Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther_Memorial_Anglican_Church,_Lagos
gptkb:Crowther_Graduate_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Immanuel_College_of_Theology,_Ibadan
gptkb:St._Francis_of_Assisi_Theological_College,_Wusasa
gptkb:St._Paul's_University_College,_Awka
gptkb:Trinity_Theological_College,_Umuahia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther
gptkb:Henry_Ndukuba
gptkb:Joseph_Abiodun_Adetiloye
gptkb:Nicholas_Okoh
gptkb:Peter_Akinola
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Benjamin_Kwashi
gptkb:Emmanuel_Chukwuma
gptkb:Henry_Ndukuba
gptkb:Nicholas_Okoh
gptkb:Peter_Jasper_Akinola
gptkbp:previousPrimate gptkb:Joseph_Abiodun_Adetiloye
gptkb:Nicholas_Okoh
gptkb:Peter_Akinola
gptkbp:primate gptkb:Henry_Ndukuba
gptkbp:state 14
gptkbp:structure gptkb:civil_parish
gptkb:province
congregation
gptkbp:website https://anglican-nig.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3