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Bishop
David Oyedepo
Oyedepo and his wife
Born
David Olaniyi Oyedepo
(1954-09-27) 27 September 1954 (age 69)
Osogbo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Occupation(s)
Pastor, author, televangelist
Spouse
Faith Abiola Oyedepo née Akano
(m. 1982)
Children
4
David Olaniyi Oyedepo (born 27 September 1954) is a Nigerian preacher, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, and presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The church is also known as Winners' Chapel International.[1]
The Winners' Chapel International network of churches is located in over 300 cities, in all states of Nigeria and several cities across forty-five African nations, in Dubai, the United Kingdom, and Europe, in Asia, and in the United States and Canada.
Oyedepo has been regarded as one of the pioneers of the Christian charismatic movement in Africa, and has been referred to as one of the most influential preachers to originate out from Nigeria.[2] He is the Chancellor of Covenant University and Landmark University, and was named in 2011 by Forbes magazine as being the richest pastor in Nigeria.[3]
^"PANDORA PAPERS: How Bishop David Oyedepo set up family offshore company in tax haven". 10 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^Man, The New. "Biography of Bishop David Oyedepo". The New Man Movement. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^Mfonobong Nsehe (7 June 2011). "The Five Richest Pastors In Nigeria". Forbes. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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who described him as a "son of the devil" as well as Enoch Adeboye, DavidOyedepo, Ayo Oritsejafor, Paul Adefarasin, Matthew Ashimolowo, and Ted Haggard...
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organization, founded by Dr. DavidOyedepo, is the umbrella governing body of Landmark University. The Chancellor, Dr. DavidOyedepo, serves as the chairman...
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cooperating with other regional West-African networks and ministries like DavidOyedepo in Nigeria or Mohammed Sanogo in Ivory Coast. The NACCC and the GPCC...
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