Diocese of Gombe | |
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Bishopric | |
Incumbent: Cletus Ajigben Tambari | |
Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
Statistics | |
Churches | 100+ |
Information | |
First holder | Henry Ndukuba |
Established | 1999 |
The Anglican Diocese of Gombe
[1] is one of ten within the
Anglican Province of Jos, itself one of 14 provinces within the
Church of Nigeria.
[2] The current bishop is
Cletus Tambari, who replaced
Henry Ndukuba, formerly Archbishop of Jos and now Primate of the
Church of Nigeria.
[3]
The Diocese of Gombe was created as a missionary diocese and the 71st Diocese of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. It is located in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. It was created in 1999 and now has more than a hundred churches and eight Archdeaconries. [4]