The Anglican Diocese of Minna is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Daniel Abubakar Yisa who is also Archbishop of the Province.
The Diocese of Minna was inaugurated on 3 September 1990, with its first bishop James A. Yisa (who had been consecrated on 29 April 1990 at St Michael's Cathedral, Kaduna). The second bishop was Nathaniel Yisa, who served from 1992 until 2005.
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- "About Us". Minna Anglican Diocese.
- "Our Provinces | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)".
- "The Rt Revd Daniel Abu Yisa on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory.
- "Newly elected bishops urged to be courageous and steadfast". July 7, 2019.
- Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) pp. 36–37
- "Minna Anglican Diocese - The Diocese". minnaanglicandiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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