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[Virtue Online] 26 Dec 2008--The Obama revolution may soon sweep through the Anglian Church as thoughts are being seriously given to a non-Briton head of the church. Presently, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Rowan, is the spiritual head and president of the Lamberth Conference, held every 10-year at the Lamberth Palace, Kent, United Kingdom.
The retired Anglican Bishop of Akure Diocese, Ondo State, Bishop Emmanuel Gbonigi told Daily Sun that the possibility of a non-Briton, especially a Nigerian becoming Archbishop of Canterbury could not be ruled out. He spoke at his residence, Oba-Ile Housing Estate, Akure, Ondo State.
He disclosed that the issue first came up during the Lamberth Conference in 1978, pointing out "When people start to talk of something, it shows it will happen. We started to talk about this as far back as I know in 1978. It was mentioned briefly towards the end of Lamberth Conference in 1978."
Of the possibility of a Nigerian heading the Anglican Church, he responded: "Of course, by the Grace of God, in the future. There are more Anglicans in Nigeria than in America (USA), England, and more than Canada and News Zealand put together."
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