Archbishop of Lagos Province, Anglican Communion, and Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Most Reverend Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye, is dead.
In a statement by the Diocesan board signed by synod Secretary Ven. Segun Ladeinde and Chancellor of the Cathedral, The Rt. Hon. Adedayo Oyebanji, Olumakaiye died on Sunday, October 30, 2022, following a protracted battle with an undisclosed ailment, Champion reports.
Olumakaiye was elected for translation into the Diocese of Lagos on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, and enthroned as the eighth Bishop of Lagos on Monday, July 30, 2018, at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos.
Just a year ago, on September 25, 2021, he became the Archbishop of the Province of Lagos and was officially enthroned on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Gwarimpa.