Anglican Province of Kaduna
The Anglican Province of Kaduna is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. The first archbishop was Josiah Idowu-Fearon, from 2002 to 2008. The current archbishop is Timothy Yahaya, bishop of Kaduna, since 27 August, 2023.
It has 11 dioceses:
- Bari (Bishop: Idris Zubairu)
- Dutse (Bishop: Markus Yohanna Danbinta; first bishop Yusufu Ibrahim Lumu, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola)
- Gusau (Bishop: John Garba Danbinta)
- Ikara (Bishop: Yusuf Janfalan)
- Kaduna (Bishop: Timothy Yahaya)
- Kano (Bishop: Zakka Nyam; founded 8 January 1980 from Kaduna; first bishop Bertram Baima Ayam)
- Katsina (Bishop: Jonathan Bamaiyi; first bishop J. S. Kwasu, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)
- Kebbi (Bishop: Edmund Akanya; erected from Sokoto diocese; first bishop Edmund Efoyikeye Akanya consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola)
- Sokoto (Bishop: Augustine Omole)
- Wusasa (Bishop: Ali Buba Lamido)
- Zaria (Bishop: Cornelius Bello)
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