Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye

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Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye was a prominent Nigerian Anglican archbishop who led and significantly expanded the Church of Nigeria during his tenure as its Primate.

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Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye canonical 3

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instanceOf Anglican archbishop
Nigerian religious leader
Primate of the Church of Nigeria
activeIn 20th century
21st century
birthDate 1929-12-25
birthPlace Odo-Owa, Kwara State, Nigeria
clergyStatus Anglican clergy
consecration consecrated bishop in the Anglican Church
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
deathDate 2012-12-14
deathPlace Odo-Owa, Kwara State, Nigeria
denomination Anglicanism
educatedAt Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan
King’s College London
Melville Hall, Kudeti, Ibadan
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
familyName Adetiloye
fullName Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye
givenName Joseph
honorificPrefix The Most Rev.
knownFor growth in the number of dioceses in the Church of Nigeria
promoting financial self-reliance in the Church of Nigeria
strong emphasis on evangelism and church planting
support for theological education
language Yoruba
memberOf Church of Nigeria
notableFor expansion of the Church of Nigeria
missionary and evangelistic emphasis in the Church of Nigeria
restructuring of the Church of Nigeria into multiple provinces
occupation Anglican bishop
archbishop
primate
ordination ordained deacon in the Anglican Church
ordained priest in the Anglican Church
placeOfWork Ekiti, Nigeria
linked to: Ekiti

Lagos, Nigeria
linked to: Lagos
positionHeld Archbishop of Province I of the Church of Nigeria
Bishop of Ekiti
Bishop of Lagos
Primate of the Church of Nigeria
precededBy Timothy Omotayo Olufosoye
primateEnd 1999
primateStart 1986
religion Christianity
succeededBy Peter Jasper Akinola
linked to: Peter Akinola
title The Most Reverend

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Church of Nigeria previousPrimate Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye
Primate of All Nigeria firstHolder Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye
Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye fullName Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye