The Cherubim and Seraphim Society is a Christian denomination

Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...

 from Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It was founded by Abiodun Akinsowon Emmanuel as a split from the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim

Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim

The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim is the first African initiated church established in 1925 by Moses Orimolade Tunolase. The church was born out of the Anglican church community among the Yoruba people in Western Nigeria.-History:...

. The society is one of the Aladura churches.
It has been claimed that the Cherubim and Seraphim Society is a case of syncretism

Syncretism

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 between Christianity and African traditional religion

African Traditional Religion

The traditional religions indigenous to Africa have, for most of their existence, been orally rather than scripturally transmitted. They are generally associated with animism. Most have ethno-based creations stories...

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Its headquarters is in Lagos

Lagos

Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

, Nigeria. In Lagos, it has Holy Mary Cathedral Church, built in 1951. It is present in Northern Nigeria, too. The countries with presence of the society include Senegal

Senegal

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, the United Kingdom and the United States. Angels, in particular the Archangel Michael, are central to the society.