By Ebun Sessou
THE memories of late Reverend Joseph Adetiloye, the former Primate of
the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, was brought to the fore
yesterday at the press conference held at the Cathedral Church of Christ
to herald his funeral ceremony scheduled for next week in Ekiti State.
Speaking on the burial arrangement, the Archbishop of the province of
Lagos, Reverend Adebayo Akinde disclosed that commendation service has
been scheduledfor Wednesday
next week as part of line-up of programmes at the Cathedral Church of
Christ, Marina where he served as both Bishop of Lagos and Archbishop,
Primate and Metropolitan of All Nigeria.
Another commendation service will be followed on Thursday
at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Ado-Ekiti as well as a tributes
session to be organised by the Ekiti State Government at Adetiloye’s
House, Ado-Ekiti, the same day.
Accordingly, a Christian Wake keep will proceed the same day at
Comprehensive High School, Odo Owa. And funeral service on Friday,
January 25 2013, will hold at St. Paul’s Millennium Anglican Church, Odo
Owa, Ekiti.
In an address titled, ‘’There is a lot to learn from the life of
Primate Joseph Adetiloye’’, Reverend Akinde said that, late Bishop will
be remembered for his diligence as a servant of God who made significant
contributions to the development and repositioning of the Church of
Nigeria, Anglican Communion”.
His words “At a time when some Church workers professed Christ in
name and appealed to other powers in secret societies, Baba Adetiloye as
Bishop of Ekiti in 1971 led the battle against them, providing them
with the option to either renounce their membership of such cults or
their commission in the Church.
On the issue of immortalising late Adetiloye, Revd Adebola Ademowo,
Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria and Bishop, Diocese of Lagos noted that
there are plans to immortalise him not only as a warrior against
corruption but as one who was concerned in the service to humanity.
Culled: Vanguard
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