Samuel Onyuku Elenwo

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Samuel Onyuku Elenwo (7 December 1933 – 2008) was the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta[1] in Niger Delta Province[2] of the Church of Nigeria.

Elenwo was born on December 7, 1933 in Okporowo-Ogbakiri, where he went to primary school, followed by Okporowo-Ogbakiri Central School, Kalabari National College, and thence to New Bethel College, Onitsha.

He was consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Niger Delta on 1 March 1981 by Timothy Olufosoye, the first archbishop of the province, at the Cathedral Church of St. James Oke-Bola, Ibadan. He became the first bishop of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North on 16 May 1996, a tenure he held until his retirement in December 1999.[3]

He died in 2008.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Office, Anglican Communion. delta "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. ^ "Samuel Onyuku Elenwo". dacb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ^ "Speak out against dictatorial tendencies, Wike tells clerics". The Sun Nigeria. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2021-03-11.