Nigeria Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Nigeria, go to the Religious Records page.

Church records
Research use: A primary source of information.

Record type: Baptisms, marriages, and burials for British and native Nigerians.

Time period: 1845 to present.

Contents: Varies, but generally as follows: Baptisms – name, birth date, place and date of baptism, parents names. Marriages – names of bride and groom, date and place of marriage. Burials – names of deceased, residence, age, place of death, names of family members or relatives. Sometimes information regarding divorces and confirmations is provided.

Location: National Archives, and Diocese Archives.

Population coverage:80% of the British,30% of the Nigerians.

Reliability: Good.

Anglican Church
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership (but not by attendance), after the Church of England. It gives its current membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 140 million. Other statistics reveal that the Church of Nigeria has 2 million active attendees on a Sunday. Wikipedia: Church of Nigeria