Benson Idahosa

Mhubiri wa injili wa Nigeria

Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 Septemba 1938 – 12 Machi 1998) alikuwa mhubiri wa Kipentekoste. Alianzisha kanisa liitwalo Church of God Mission International. Askofu mkuu Benson Idahosa alijulikana kama baba wa Upentekoste nchini Nigeria.[1] Idahosa alikuwa mwanzilishi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Benson Idahosa (BIU) katika Jiji la Benin, Jimbo la Edo, Nigeria.[2] Mwanawe wa pekee, Askofu F.E.B. Idahosa, sasa ni rais wa BIU, mwanzilishi na rais wa Big Ben's Children Hospital, na makamu wa rais wa All Nations for Christ Bible Institute International, miongoni mwa nyadhifa zingine.[1]

Askofu Mkuu Benson Idahosa

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Mnamo Oktoba 1968, Idahosa ilizindua rasmi Church of God Mission International, ambalo lilikuwa limeanza hapo awali, kama "kikundi kidogo cha maombi". Dai lililotolewa na Idahosa kwamba alikuwa amefufua watu wanane kutoka kwa wafu liliondolewa wakati lilipopingwa na Mamlaka ya Viwango vya Utangazaji, iliyotafuta ushahidi kwamba watu waliohusika walikuwa wamekufa.[3] Aliagizwa katika huduma mwaka wa 1971 na Pa Elton na James Gordon Lindsey.[4] Alitawazwa kuwa Askofu mnamo mwaka 1981,[5] na kuwatawaza wengine kadhaa, akiwemo Askofu David Oyedepo wa Kanisa la Living Faith Worldwide mwaka wa 1989.[5] Idahosa alifariki tarehe 12 Machi 1998.[6] Aliacha mke wake, Margaret Idahosa na watoto wanne.[7] Mkewe baadaye alichukua wadhifa wa Askofu Mkuu wa Church of God Mission International (CGMI), huduma ya Kikristo aliyoianzisha, yeye pia ni Chansela wa Chuo Kikuu cha Benson Idahosa.[8]

Marejeo

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "God told me it is impossible to fill my father's shoes —Bishop Idahosa " Tribune Online" iliwekwa mnamo 15-06-2024
  2. "About Benson Idahosa University".Chuo kikuu ch Benson Idahosa. Iliwekwa mnamo 15-06-2024
  3. John Sweeney (31 December 2000). "Sects, power and miracles in the Bible belt of Essex" iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15
  4. israelolofinjana (12 March 2012). "Benson Andrew Idahosa (1938-1998): Father of Nigerian Pentecostalism". Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15
  5. 5.0 5.1 "40 REMARKABLE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BENSON IDAHOSA AND BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO". www.gospelnaija.com. 30 September 2017. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15
  6. "Nigerian Archbishop Benson Idahosa dies". Tulsa World. 26 April 1998.Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15
  7. "Morley, Charles, (died 20 April 1916)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15
  8. Alexander Okere (2020-02-23). "My husband was like a brother until he proposed ––Arch Benson-Idahosa". Punch Newspapers (kwa American English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-15.
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