Peter Akinola
Religious Leader
1944 –
Who is Peter Akinola?
Peter Jasper Akinola 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. He is married and a father of six.
A "low church" Evangelical, Akinola emphasizes the Bible and the teachings of the apostles in a particular way. 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.
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- Born
- Jan 27, 1944
Abeokuta - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Church of Nigeria
- Ethnicity
- Yoruba people
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Education
- Virginia Theological Seminary
- Lived in
- Abeokuta
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on July 23, 2013
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