Most Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon
Honorary Research Associate
Most Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon is Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark and Theologian in Residence at St John the Divine, Houston. From 2015-2022 he was Secretary General of the Anglican Communion. Prior to that he served the Anglican Church of Nigeria as Bishop of Kaduna and Archbishop of the Province of Kaduna. Before that he was Bishop of Sokoto; Warden of St Francis of Assisi Theological College in Wusasa and Provost of St Michael’s Cathedral in Kaduna. He continues to play a role in the region, serving as chair of the Kaduna State Peace Commission which is trying to bring about an end to conflict between rival groups in that region of the country.
Dr Idowu-Fearon attended Nigeria’s military school before leaving the Army to train for the priesthood. After his studies in Nigeria, he attended St John’s College, Durham University, where he studied Theology. He then went to Birmingham University earning a Masters in Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations. Subsequently he earned a PhD in Sociology which focused on “Religion, Social Responsibility and Development in Kaduna State”. It was an original work on Islam and Christianity in Kaduna State of Nigeria. He followed it with a Certificate course on “Peacebuilding”, at Coventry University in 2014. He also earned a Postgraduate diploma in Education from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. He has written and lectured extensively about Christian-Muslim relations and served on a number of inter-faith bodies.