Primate of the Church of Nigeria from 2000 to 2010
The Most Reverend
Peter Akinola
Emeritus Primate of Nigeria
Church
Church of Nigeria
See
Abuja
In office
March 2000 — March 2010
Predecessor
Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye
Successor
Nicholas Okoh
Orders
Ordination
1979
Consecration
16 November 1989
Personal details
Born
(1944-01-27) 27 January 1944 (age 80)
Abeokuta, Ogun, British Nigeria
Children
6
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Primate of Nigeria
Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta[1]) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the country. When the division into ecclesiastical provinces was adopted in 2002, he became the first Archbishop of Abuja Province, a position he held until 2010.[2] He is married and a father of six.[3]
A "low church" Evangelical, Akinola emphasizes the Bible and the teachings of the apostles (apostolic tradition) in a particular way.[4] As one of the leaders of the Global South within the Anglican Communion, Akinola has taken a firm stand against theological developments which he contends are incompatible with the biblical teachings of Christianity and orthodox Anglicanism, notably setting himself against any revisionist interpretations of the Bible and, in particular, opposing same-sex blessings, the ordination of non-celibate homosexuals and any homosexual practice. He was a leading name of conservatives throughout the Anglican Communion, including the Convocation of Anglicans in North America.[5]
On 15 September 2009, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, aged 57 years old, of Bendel Province, was elected the Primate of the Church of Nigeria at the conference of the House of Bishops in Umuahia. He succeeded Akinola on 25 March 2010.[6]
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^Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
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^"Vision". Church of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^"Telegraph.co.uk". Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^"Transfigurations: Archbishop Nicholas Okoh elected Primate of Nigeria".
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