Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki

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.

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

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

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Auxiliary Bishop

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

References

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