The Anglican Diocese of Zaria is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Kaduna, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Abiodun Ogunyemi, who replaced Cornelius Bello in 2017.
The diocese was created out of the existing Kaduna Diocese on 7 March 2007 as the 99th diocese in the Church of Nigeria; Cornelius S S Bello was the pioneer bishop. Abiodun Ogunyemi, Bishop of Damaturu, was translated to Zaria in July 2016.
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- "Anglican Communion". Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- "Church of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- "2017 Bishop's Charge". Egba Anglican Diocese. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- "Diocese of Zaria". Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- "2017 Bishop's Charge". Egba Diocese. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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