BRIEF BACKGROUND OF AHOADA DIOCESE (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)

Ahoada Diocese (Anglican Communion) is one of the Dioceses that makes up the Niger Delta province of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. The Diocese was inaugurated on the 27th Day of July, 2004 with Rt. Rev. Clement Nathan Ekpeye as the Pioneer Bishop. Ahoada Diocese is located at the Southern part of Nigeria -Rivers State. It's Headquarters is St. Paul's Cathedral Church, Ahoada.

The Diocese is divided into 15 Archdeaconries and Deaneries for easy administration. The following are the various Archdeaconries and Headquarters: Cathedral- St. Paul's Cathedral, Ahoada, 

Ahoada-St. Peter's Church Ogbo,

 Omoku-St. Michael's Church, Omoku, 

Upata-St. Patrick's Church Edeoha,

 Abua-Holy Trinity Church, Abua Central, 

Igbuduya-St. John's Church Okogbe, 

Abarikpo-St. Barnabas Church Abarikpo, 

Engenni-St. Cyprian's Church Mbiama, 

Egi-St. James' Church Akabuka, 

Igburu-St. John's Church Ikiri, 

Ahoada Central- Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit, Ahoada;

Obrikom-St. Peter's Church Obrikom Deanery, 

Odiemereny-St. Jude's Church Odiemerenyi 

Deanery, Ihuowo- St. John's Church Ihuowo Deanery and 

New Covenant- New Covenant Church, Omoku Deaneries.

Since inception the Diocese has successfully hosted 15 Synods to the glory of God.  

SYNOD SESSION, THEME, DATE AND VENUE.

1.       ONE DAY SYNOD AT ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, AHOADA - 2004

 2.        SYNOD SESSION: 1^ST SESSION OF THE 1^ST SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER

DATE:         THURSDAY 28^TH – SUNDAY 31^ST JULY, 2005

VENUE:       CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, AHOADA

 3.       SYNOD SESSION: 2^ND SESSION OF THE 1^ST SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:  OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE (ISA. 15:22)

DATE:         THURSDAY 20^TH – SUNDAY 23^RD JULY, 2006

VENUE:       ST. PETER’S CHURCH, OGBO PARISH (AHOADA ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 4.       SYNOD SESSION: 3^RD SESSION OF THE 1^ST SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              THY KINGDOM COME

DATE:         THURSDAY 26^TH – SUNDAY 29^TH, JULY, 2007

VENUE:       ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, OMOKU PARISH  (OMOKU ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 5.       SYNOD SESSION: 1^ST  SESSION OF THE 2^ND SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:    THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S

DATE:         THURSDAY 24^TH – SUNDAY 27^TH JULY, 2008

VENUE:       ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH, EDEOHA PARISH (UPATA ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

6.        SYNOD SESSION: 2^ND SESSION OF THE 2^ND SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?

DATE:         THURSDAY 23^RD – SUNDAY 26^TH JULY, 2009

VENUE:       HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ABUA (ABUA ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 7.       SYNOD SESSION: 3^RD  SESSION OF THE 2^ND SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              THE STRAIGHT AND HARD WAY (MATT. 7:14)

DATE: THURSDAY 29^TH JULY-SUN. 1^ST AUGUST 2010

VENUE:       ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, ABARIKPO (ABARIKPO ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 8.       SYNOD SESSION: 1^ST  SESSION OF THE 3^RD SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:  TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME (MATT. 16:24)

DATE: THURSDAY 28^TH –SUNDAY 31^ST JULY, 2011

 VENUE:       ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, OKOGBE (IGBUDUYA ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 9.       SYNOD SESSION: 2^ND SESSION OF THE 3^RD SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              REMAINING FAITHFUL UNDER PREASURE (DAN. 1:8)

DATE: THURSDAY 25^TH –SUNDAY 28^TH JULY, 2012,

VENUE:       ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, IKIRI (IGBURU ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 10.     SYNOD SESSION: 3^RD SESSION OF THE 3^RD SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              DEPART FROM THEM (GEN. 12:1)

DATE: THURSDAY 25^TH –SUNDAY 28^TH JULY, 2013,

VENUE:       ST. CYPRIAN’S CHURCH, MBIAMA (ENGENNI ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 11.     SYNOD SESSION: 1^ST SESSION OF THE 4^TH SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              THE WEAPON OF OUR WARFARE… (2 COR. 10:4)

DATE: THURSDAY 24^TH –SUNDAY 27^TH JULY, 2014,

 VENUE:       ST. JAMES’ CHURCH, AKABUKA (EGI ARCHDEACONRY HQTR)

 12.     SYNOD SESSION: 2^ND SESSION OF THE 4^TH SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              GOD KNOWS OUR WORKS (REV. 2 & 3)

DATE: THURSDAY 23^RD –SUNDAY 26^TH JULY, 2015,

VENUE:       ST. PETER’S CHURCH, OBRIKOM DEANERY

 13.     SYNOD SESSION: 3^RD SESSION OF THE 4^TH SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH (JOB. 19:25)

DATE: FRIDAY 12^TH –SUNDAY 14^TH AUGUST, 2016,

HOST/VENUE:      DIOCESE OF AHOADA AT CATHEDRAL CHURCH ST. PAUL, AHOADA

 14.     SYNOD SESSION: 1^ST SESSION OF THE 5^TH SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:              THE LORD HAS NEED OF YOU (LUKE 19:31)

DATE: THURSDAY 27^TH –SUNDAY 30^TH JULY, 2017,

VENUE:       ST. JUDE’S CHURCH, ODIEMERENYI DEANERY

 15.     SYNOD SESSION: 2^ND SESSION OF THE 5^TH SYNOD

SYNOD THEME:         CALLED TO BE THE SALT OF THE EARTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (MATT. 5:13-16))

DATE: THURSDAY 26^TH –SUNDAY 29^TH JULY, 2018,

 VENUE:       ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, IHUOWO DEANERY