A superior court in Indiana, US, has given a verdict in favour of the Church of Nigeria and its senior clerics.
The court ruled that the dispute over the dissolution of the Anglican Diocese of the Trinity (ADOTT) is a purely ecclesiastical matter that civil courts cannot adjudicate.
ADOTT is a member of the Church of Nigeria North American Mission (CONNAM), a missionary initiative of the Church of Nigeria.
The legal conflict began in early 2024, when ADOTT sued the Church of Nigeria; Nathan Kanu, coordinating bishop of CONNAM; Henry C. Ndukuba, primate of the Church of Nigeria; CONNAM; Anglican Church of the Resurrection, Inc.; and Area One Great Lakes Missionary Region in the suit marked 49D01-2401-PL-003210.
Credit: TheCable
