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Samuel Ajayi Crowther named Bishop of the Niger
For his evangelical work running the CMS mission at Onitsha from 1857, the formerly enslaved Yoruba convert Samuel Ajayi Crowther was named Bishop of the Niger in 1862, becoming…
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Samuel Ajayi Crowther named Bishop of the Niger
For his evangelical work running the CMS mission at Onitsha from 1857, the formerly enslaved Yoruba convert Samuel Ajayi Crowther was named Bishop of the Niger in 1862, becoming…
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For his evangelical work running the CMS mission at Onitsha from 1857, the formerly enslaved Yoruba convert Samuel Ajayi Crowther was named Bishop of the Niger in 1862, becoming the first indigenous African bishop of the Anglican Church.