195:. He retired in December 1999, after 13 years in office. During his tenure, the Church of Nigeria became a fast-growing church, increasing from 27 dioceses in 1986 to 76 in 1999. In 1997, the growth of the Church of Nigeria lead to a division into three ecclesiastical provinces. Archbishop Adetiloye headed the Province One, consisting of the dioceses in the West, while remaining Primate of All Nigeria.
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813:Bauchi
720:Ibadan
707:Ibadan
687:Nsukka
647:Afikpo
609:Sapele
594:Ndokwa
584:Etsako
556:Bendel
546:Zonkwa
536:Otukpo
162:Ibadan
74:Orders
40:Church
1309:Ilaje
1289:Ekiti
1284:Akure
1279:Akoko
1251:Ogoni
1246:Ogbia
1211:Etche
1178:Nnewi
1135:Niger
1125:Okene
1115:Minna
1095:Kabba
1090:Ijumu
1037:Lagos
1022:Ijebu
997:Awori
989:Lagos
964:Kwara
959:Jebba
936:Kwara
926:Zaria
911:Kebbi
891:Ikara
886:Gusau
881:Dutse
828:Gombe
755:Ilesa
662:Enugu
634:Enugu
619:Warri
574:Benin
569:Asaba
526:Lafia
516:Kubwa
501:Gboko
496:Abuja
488:Abuja
334:Lagos
182:Leeds
174:Lagos
53:Abuja
1397:Orlu
1352:Egbu
1329:Ondo
1271:Ondo
1153:Awka
1085:Idah
1080:Doko
1075:Bida
1057:Yewa
1052:Remo
1007:Egba
974:Offa
901:Kano
876:Bari
858:Yola
780:Osun
682:Nike
677:Ngbo
672:Ikwo
599:Oleh
579:Esan
521:Kwoi
473:Ukwa
114:Died
92:Born
82:1970
1402:Oru
1334:Owo
1261:Uyo
1216:Evo
1017:Ifo
838:Jos
805:Jos
795:Oyo
735:Ife
697:Udi
589:Ika
438:Aba
430:Aba
50:See
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1441:e
1434:t
1427:v
414:e
407:t
400:v
325:e
318:t
311:v
131:1
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