Nigeria: Anglicans Set to Elect New Primate

15 September 2009

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) will today in Umuahia elect a new Primate, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) authoritatively learnt.

The incumbent, Archbishop Peter Akinola is due to retire in March 2010 and according to the Church Canons, a successor should emerge at least three months before the retirement of his predecessor.

An official of the Church, who pleaded anonymity, said the Primate would be elected during the Standing Committee meeting of the church scheduled to hold from September 15 to 19.

The Standing Committee is a biannual meeting that brings together all the bishops, delegates from the clergy and laity of the church from all the dioceses under the Nigeria province. the rest