Diocese of Yola

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This article is about the Anglican Diocese. For the Roman Catholic Diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola.

The Diocese of Yola is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Province of Jos. The Diocese was founded as one of the eight missionary diocese created in Northern Nigeria at the start of the Decade of Evangelism.

It was inaugurated on 26 December 1990 with the enthronement of the first Bishop of Yola, The Rt. Revd Dr Christian Efobi. The cathedral church is St John's in Yola. In 14 October 2005, the Bishop's chaplain, The Rt Revd Ibrahim Markus was enthroned as his successor, when Bishop Efobi was translated to Aguata in Imo State.

The diocese includes the largely Muslim state of Adamawa, where hundreds of people have been killed in ethno-religious violence since the return to democracy in 1999. Thus, although the growth of the church has been dramatic, the work of the bishop and clergy has also been to calm tensions and to build relationships with muslim and political leaders.

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