Church of Nigeria Anglican Church - The Anglican community of Nigeria, the largest Anglican church after the Church of England . Province of the Anglican Community . The headquarters is located in the city of Abuja . It was founded in 1979 as a result of the unification of the Nigerian parishes of the Anglican Church. It has about 18 million parishioners. Headed by the archbishop. The first bishop of the church was Samuel Crowther . Supports the conservative wing of the US Episcopal Church . Prohibits the wedding of HIV- infected [1]
On September 15, 2009, the Church of Nigeria elected a new, fourth, Archbishop. They became Nicholas Orogodo Okoh. [2]