Bola Odeleke
Bola Odeleke (* as Bolanle Margaret Aboderin on June 19, 1950 in Ibadan ) is a Nigerian preacher who heads the Power Pentecostal Church . It was in 1995 the first woman in Africa to Bishop elected.
Career
Odeleke attended elementary and secondary schools in Ilesha . She became a Christian in 1970 and a preacher in 1974. In the 1980s she was one of the first television preachers in the country and became known through the show Agbala Agbara Olorun Kiibati . In 1993 Odeleke founded the Power Pentecostal Church (PPC), which belongs to the Pentecostal movement .
On March 6, 1995, Odelekes election as the first bishop in the area of the International Ministerial Council of Great Britain (IMCGB) was announced. On July 30th of that year she was ordained by the Archbishop of the IMCGB in Lagos .
Odeleke belongs to the Yoruba people and comes from Ibadan in the state of Oyo . Her first marriage was since 1970 to Lasun Odeleke, who died in a traffic accident in 1990 as a general and member of the Provincial Ruling Council .
Fonts
- 21 potentials of a woman . Supreme Ideal, Benin City 1990.
Web links
- Christ Message Ministry: Bishop's Profile . (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : Notice of the IMCGB. March 14, 1995; P. 4005. (online , English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Odeleke, Bola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aboderin, Bolanle Margaret (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian clergyman and bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ibadan |