Okene Anglican Diocese sets two-week waiting period for burials

The Diocese of Okene, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has directed its members not to hide their deceased relatives immediately.

According to the diocese, families indispensable hold astatine slightest 2 weeks earlier holding burial ceremonies.

The determination was contained successful a communiqué issued aft the archetypal league of the sixth Synod of the Diocese, held astatine St Paul’s Anglican Church, Obeiba, Ihima, from August 7 to 9, 2026.

The communiqué was signed by the Bishop of the Diocese, Dr Emmanuel Onsachi, and the Clerical Synod Secretary, Venerable Godwin Omanayin.

According to the diocese, the two-week waiting play would springiness families capable clip to hole for and organise a befitting burial for their loved ones.

“A minimum play of 2 weeks should beryllium allowed for burial preparations,” the Synod said.

It besides told members not to fearfulness keeping bodies successful the morgue, saying embalming would not bring immoderate spiritual harm.

The religion stated that nary evil effect would travel from allowing the bodies of departed parents to beryllium embalmed portion families prepared for burial.

“Even if a deceased idiosyncratic asked to beryllium buried wrong a fewer days oregon wrong 1 week, members should travel the diocese’s two-week burial policy.”

The Synod besides banned the usage of extracurricular undertakers durin...