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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 | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Onitsha |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,953 km2 (2,298 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,769,000 374,680 (21.2%) |
Parishes | 74 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Secular priests | 90 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Nworie Chukwu |
Bishops emeritus | Michael Nnachi Okoro |
Website | |
www.AbakalikiDiocese.org |
There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (1973–1983)
- Michael Nnachi Okoro (1983–2021)
- Peter Nworie Chukwu (2021–present)
Auxiliary Bishop
edit- Michael Nnachi Okoro[1] (1977–1983), appointed Bishop here
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ebonyi youths beat up Catholic priest over cassava farm". Vanguard News. 8 October 2020.