Nigerian Christian Leaders

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Apostle (as publicly used)
• African Initiated Churches
• Pentecostal

Role:

Evangelist; spiritual leader of Christ Apostolic Church

Organization:

Christ Apostolic Church

Revivalist regarded by CAC as its spiritual father

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• Christian Leader
• Apostle (as publicly used)
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Eternity Network International (Koinonia)

Organization:

Eternity Network International (Koinonia)

Founded Eternity Network International (Koinonia) in 2011

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Lagos; Vice President, CBCN

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archbishop of Lagos; appointed by Pope Leo XIV to a Vatican dicastery

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder, Church of God Mission International

Organization:

Church of God Mission International

Pioneer of Nigerian Pentecostalism; founded Benson Idahosa University's forerunner

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

President, Christian Association of Nigeria; General Overseer, Christ Holy Church International

Organization:

Christian Association of Nigeria

First CAN president from the African Instituted Churches bloc

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Primate of All Nigeria, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Organization:

Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Primate of All Nigeria since 2020

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Abuja

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

Former Archbishop of Jos; known for Christian–Muslim dialogue

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Archbishop, Church of God Mission International; Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University

Organization:

Church of God Mission International

Described as Africa's first female Pentecostal archbishop

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• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Kaduna; President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria

Organization:

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria

Elected CBCN president in February 2026

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• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel)

Organization:

Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel)

Founded Winners' Chapel in Ilesha on 2 May 1981

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• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Catholic

Role:

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto

Organization:

Catholic Diocese of Sokoto

Outspoken voice on governance and insecurity; Mundo Negro Fraternity Award winner

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• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Bishop, The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM)

Organization:

The Redeemed Evangelical Mission

Launched TREM on 4 January 1981

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• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

First African Anglican bishop; Bible translator

Consecrated the first African Anglican bishop in 1864

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• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria; Founder, Sword of the Spirit Ministries

Organization:

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria

Re-elected national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria

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• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, celebrated at 90 in 2026

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• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; former Archbishop of Onitsha

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Former prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Archbishop of Abuja 1994–2019; cardinal since 2012

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• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Bishop of Ekwulobia

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Created a cardinal by Pope Francis in August 2022

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Pastor, Salvation Ministries

Organization:

Salvation Ministries

Started Salvation Ministries with 34 people in 1997

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• Christian Leader
• Dr
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Organization:

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Molecular geneticist who founded MFM in 1989

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre

Organization:

Dunamis International Gospel Centre

Medical doctor who founded Dunamis in 1996

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• Christian Leader
• Worship leader

Role:

Worship leader, songwriter and pastor

Nigerian worship leader signed with Integrity Music

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Gospel artist

Role:

Gospel singer, producer and instrumentalist

Gospel producer who began as a seven-year-old instrumentalist

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Prelate
• Methodist / Wesleyan

Role:

Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria

Organization:

Methodist Church Nigeria

Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Gospel artist

Role:

Gospel singer

Winner of Nigerian Idol season 2 (2012)

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• Christian Leader
• Evangelist
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and President, Mount Zion Faith Ministries

Organization:

Mount Zion Faith Ministries

Pioneer of Nigerian Christian drama and film

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Gospel artist

Role:

Gospel singer and songwriter

Popular contemporary Nigerian gospel singer

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Gospel singer, trumpeter and pastor; convener of the Hallelujah Challenge

Started the online #HallelujahChallenge worship hour in 2017

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• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and first General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God

Organization:

Redeemed Christian Church of God

Founded the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1952

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Word of Life Bible Church; CAN president 2010–2016

Organization:

Word of Life Bible Church

Fifth president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (2010–2016)

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and President, LoveWorld Inc. (Christ Embassy)

Organization:

Christ Embassy (LoveWorld Inc.)

Author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God

Organization:

Redeemed Christian Church of God

General Overseer of RCCG since 1981

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Senior Pastor, Trinity House

Organization:

Trinity House

Chartered accountant who leads Trinity House, Lagos

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Lead Pastor, Streams of Joy International; Convener, NSPPD

Organization:

Streams of Joy International

Convener of the NSPPD online prayer broadcast

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, House on the Rock; Convener, The Experience

Organization:

House on the Rock

Convener of The Experience gospel concert in Lagos

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, The Covenant Nation (Covenant Christian Centre)

Organization:

The Covenant Nation

Founded Covenant Christian Centre in 1994 at the age of 25

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• African Initiated Churches
• Pentecostal

Role:

President, Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide

Organization:

Christ Apostolic Church

Eighth president of Christ Apostolic Church (since 2021)

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Daystar Christian Centre

Organization:

Daystar Christian Centre

Founded Daystar Christian Centre in Lagos in November 1995

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Co-founder and Senior Pastor, The Fountain of Life Church

Organization:

The Fountain of Life Church

Co-founder of The Fountain of Life Church, Lagos

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Serving Overseer, The Citadel Global Community Church

Organization:

The Citadel Global Community Church

Founded Latter Rain Assembly (now Citadel Global Community Church) in 1989

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• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Organization:

Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Began Deeper Life as a 15-student Bible study in 1973

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• Christian Leader
• Primate
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

Primate, The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide

Organization:

The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide

First WCC president from an African Instituted Church

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Reverend Dr
• Baptist

Role:

President, Nigerian Baptist Convention

Organization:

Nigerian Baptist Convention

New president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (2026)

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Pentecostal

Role:

Co-founder, Agape Christian Ministries

Co-founder of Agape Christian Ministries with Bishop Felix Adejumo

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Worship leader
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Gospel singer and songwriter

Writer of Way Maker (2015)

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Founder
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

Founder, Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim

Organization:

Cherubim and Seraphim Church

Founded the Cherubim and Seraphim movement in 1925

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Gospel artist

Role:

Gospel singer and film music composer

Leading Yoruba-language gospel singer