Diocese of Abakaliki

Dioecesis Abakalikiensis
Location
Country Nigeria
Ecclesiastical provinceOnitsha
MetropolitanArchbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area5,953 km2 (2,298 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,769,000
374,680 (21.2%)
Parishes74
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Secular priests90
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Nworie Chukwu
Bishops emeritusMichael Nnachi Okoro
Website
www.AbakalikiDiocese.org

The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese with its headquarters in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop.

There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishop

6°20′53″N 8°04′47″E / 6.3480°N 8.0798°E / 6.3480; 8.0798

References

  1. "Ebonyi youths beat up Catholic priest over cassava farm". Vanguard News. 8 October 2020.


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