Festus Segun

Festus Oluwole Segun (born 20 March 1915) was a Nigerian Anglican bishop.^[1]

Segun was born in Ijebu Ode. He was educated at Our Saviour's Primary School in Ijebu Ode; St. Andrew's College in Oyo and Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone.

Segun was ordained an Anglican deacon in 1951 and a priest in 1952.^[2] He held posts in Ebute Metta, Aroloya and Yaba. From 1956 to 1960 he studied at Union Theological Seminary in New York City before becoming a lecturer at St Augustine's College, Canterbury. On his return to Lagos, he was appointed provost of the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos, a post he held until 1970 when he became Bishop of Northern Nigeria.^[3] In 1975 he was translated to Lagos, a role that he retired from in 1985. He was also involved in the foundation of the Christian Association of Nigeria.^[4]

References

1. "Diocese of Lagos | Church of Nigeria | (Anglican Communion) -". www.dioceseoflagos.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
3. "Osun Defender". Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
4. "Oritsejafor's looming exit sparks CAN succession battle". Vanguard. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2023.