The plan for the retirement of our Bishop and Archbishop of Ecclesistical Province of Ondo, The Most Revd. G. A. Akinbiyi begins as follows:
PROGRAMME OF EVENT FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THE BISHOP
| S/N | DATE | EVENTS | VENUE | TIME |
| 1. | 5th Oct. 2019 | Mission Week Grand Finale | St. Thomas’ Ch,. Ese, Ikare | 10.00am |
| 2. | 10th Oct. – 28th Nov. 2019 | Farewell Visit to Archdeaconries | Cathedral & Archdeaconries | As Applicable |
| 3. | 2nd Nov. 2019 | The Youth Submit Special | St. Thomas’ Ch,. Ese, Ikare | 10.00am |
| 4. | Nov. 2019 | Visit to the State Governor | State House, Akure | Not Known |
| 5. | 22nd Nov. 2019 | Special Power Night | St. Thomas’ Ch,. Ese, Ikare | 10.00pm |
| 6. | 25th Nov. 2019 | Football Match between VCI and Akoko Grams | Lennon Jubilee High School, Ikare Akoko | 4.00pm |
| 7. | 26th – 27th Nov. 2019 | Visit to the Akoko Obas | L. G. Secretariat so fixed | As applicable |
| 8. | 29th Nov. 2019 | Widows Initiatives Programme | Bishopscourt | 10.00am |
| 9. | 1st Dec. 2019 | Diocesan Valedictory Service | The Cathedral | 12noon |
| 10. | 2nd Dec. 2019 | 1. Activities by the Clergy & Clergy wives 2. Women Organizations Day | The Bishopscourt | 9.00am 12noon |
| 11. | 3rd Dec. 2019 | Fellowships and Groups’ Day (AYF, EFAC, Layreaders, B.B., etc) | St. Thomas’ Ch,. Ese, Ikare Diocesan Hall | 11.00am |
| 12. | 4th Dec. 2019 | A Day of Tribute and Appraisal of His Grace and Mama Akoko with Book Launch | The Cathedral/ Bishopscourt | 12 noon |
| 13. | 5th Dec. 2019 | 70th Birthday and Retirement Holy Communion Service | The Cathedral | 11.00am |