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11 November 2005
Olorunmolu named Lokoja Bishop
Bishop-elect Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu was named Bishop of Lokoja, Nigeria. Bishop-elect Olorunmolu had been serving as a priest of the same diocese. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Sunday Ajomo in June 2004.
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