It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria.
The first archbishop and bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was Peter Akinola, from 2002 to 2010.
He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, who also held office as bishop of the Diocese of Abuja from 25 March 2010 to 25 March 2020.
[2] The current archbishop is Henry Ndukuba.
The province comprises 13 dioceses:[3] Missions in Africa and North America: