BA, Clergyman; DOB: February 10,1922; Place: Lagos; Married: Modupe Olubusola Phillips,1955; No of Children: two daughter; Education: CMS Grammar School, Lagos, 1929-40; Fourah Bay College , Sierra Leone,1943-47; Hatfield College Durham. 1947-48; St. Catherine's Society, Oxford, 1948-50; Wycliffe Theological CoIlege, 1948-50. CAREER: Ordained Deacon Trinity by the Bishop of Sheffield, England, 1950; ordained Priest Trinity Bishop of Sheffield, England, 1951; appointed curate, Heeley Parish Church: Sheffield, England, 1950-53; Chaplain, Christ Church Cathedral, Lagos, February-October, 1953; asst. Christian Religious Broadcaster, defunct Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, 1953-55; Head, Christian Religious Broadcasting, Nigena Broadcasting Corporation, 1955-57; asst. Controller (National Programme), Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, 1957-58; Controller (National Programme), Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, 1958-63; dir.Programme, NBC, 1963- 69;Honorary Canon, Christ Church Cathedral, Lagos, 1967; Chaplain, CSS Bookshop, Lagos, 1969-70; dir. AllAfrican Conference of Churches, 1970- 75;Senior fellow (Broadcasting Services), University of Lagos, 1975-76; acting director Correspondence Open Study Unit, University of Lagos, 1976-83: Senior Research f: COSU, University of Lagos, 1983-86; Vicar, Archbishop Vining Memorial Church, Ikeja, Lagos, 1986-87; Vicar, Bishop Adelakun Howells Memorial Church, Surulere, since 1987; chaiman Ebute-Metta District Church Council, 1987; Honorary Priest-in-charge, All Saints Church, Yaba, 1960-62; Honorary Priest-in-charge, Ikeja Police Chapel, 1962-66; Honorary Priest-incharge, Archbishop Vining Memorial Church, Ikeja, 1967-70; Honoray Chaplain, Chapel of Christ Our Light (Protestant), University of Lagos, 1975-86. off: BishopAdelakun Howells Memorial Church, Hogan Bassey Crescent Surulere, Lagos, tel:01-831439. tel:2/4, Abimbola Street Igbobi, Yaba,Lagos, tel:01-860248.
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