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Sope Johnson

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Samuel Hugh Stowell Akinsope "Sope" Johnson[1] (March 1930- July 2022) was Provost of the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos[2] from 1970 until 1995.[3]

Johnson was educated at King's College, London[4] and Lichfield Theological College.[5] From 1955 to 1962 he gained experience in London as a curate (including two years at St. Martin-in-the Fields) before returning to Nigeria to become the head of religious broadcasting at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.[6]

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  1. ^ Church Times Nigeria
  2. ^ The Nation online
  3. ^ News Diary online Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Virtue On-line
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-1982, London, Church House, 1983, ISBN 0192000101
  6. ^ Osun Defender Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine