{{Short description|Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion)}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Archbishop | honorific_prefix = The Most Reverend | name = Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba | title = Primate of All Nigeria | image = 437824769b16452eabf08300e15de4c3~2.jpg | alt = | caption = | church = Church of Nigeria | province = Anglican Province of Jos | diocese = Anglican Diocese of Gombe | successor = Cletus Ajigben Tambari | see = | term = | predecessor = Nicholas Okoh | elected = September 2019 | enthroned = 25 March 2020 | other_post = Archbishop of Anglican Province of Abuja (2020)<br /> Bishop of Abuja (2020) Archbishop of Anglican Province of Jos (2017–2020)<br />Bishop of Gombe (1999–2020) <!-- Orders --> | ordination = 1984 | ordinated_by = | consecration = September 1999 | consecrated_by = J. Abiodun Adetiloye | rank = <!-- Personal details --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|18|df=y}}
| | birth_place = Orlu, Imo, Nigeria | spouse = Angela Ebere (née Okoro) | children = 6 | death_date = | death_place = | previous_post = Archbishop of Jos (2017–2020) | alma_mater = Theological College of Northern Nigeria (B.D.)<br>Princeton Theological Seminary (MA)<br>Durham University (MA) }}
'''Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba''' {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba.ogg}} (born 18 July 1961) is a Nigerian Anglican bishop who has served as the Primate of the Church of Nigeria since 2020. He previously served as Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Jos and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Gombe.
== Biography == Ndukuba was born in Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, to Silas and Selina Ndukuba, who were church and school teachers associated with the Anglican tradition.<ref>{{cite news |title=40 Years After, A South-Easterner Becomes Anglican Primate |url=https://thesourceng.com/forty-years-of-the-church-of-nigeria-first-igbo-emerges-metropolitan-primate/ |work=The Source Magazine |date=4 October 2019 |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> He is married to Angela Ebere Ndukuba (née Okoro), an educationist, and they have six children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Archbishop Henry Ndukuba set to be inaugurated 5th Primate Of The Anglican Church of Nigeria |url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/archbishop-henry-ndukuba-set-to-be-inaugurated-5th-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-nigeria/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 March 2020 |access-date=25 March 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
== Education == Ndukuba attended Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu, completing his West African School Certificate in 1978.{{citation needed|date=February 2026}} He later studied at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria, earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1984. He completed a Master of Arts degree in theology at Durham University in 1990 and another Master of Arts degree in Christian education at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ndukuba set to be inaugurated 5th Primate of The Anglican Church |url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/archbishop-henry-ndukuba-set-to-be-inaugurated-5th-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-nigeria/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 March 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
== Ministry == Ndukuba was ordained as a deacon in 1984 and as a priest in 1985. He later served in various clerical roles, including canon and archdeacon, before being consecrated as the first Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Gombe in September 1999. The diocese was formally inaugurated in November 1999 as part of the Church of Nigeria.<ref name="gombe">{{cite web |title=Anglican Diocese of Gombe |url=http://gombe.anglican.org |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
He later served as Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Jos from 2017 to 2020. In September 2019, he was elected Primate of the Church of Nigeria and was enthroned in March 2020, succeeding Nicholas Okoh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Archbishop Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba elected as next Primate of Anglican Church of Nigeria |url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2019/09/archbishop-henry-chukwudum-ndukuba-elected-as-next-primate-of-anglican-church-of-nigeria.aspx |work=Anglican News |date=26 September 2019 |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
== Controversy == In March 2021, comments made by Ndukuba regarding homosexuality drew criticism from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who stated that the remarks were dehumanising and unacceptable.<ref name="Sherwood">{{cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |title=Justin Welby condemns Nigerian archbishop's gay 'virus' comments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/06/justin-welby-condemns-nigerian-archbishop-henry-ndukuba-gay-virus-comments |work=The Guardian |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
In November 2024, Ndukuba stated that the Church of Nigeria would no longer recognise the authority of the Church of England following its decision related to same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anglican Church disowns the Church of England over decision on same-sex marriage |url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/243096/anglican-church-disowns-the-church-of-england-over-decision-on-same-sex-marriage |publisher=NewsExpress Nigeria |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
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