The Roman Catholic Diocese of Okigwe (Latin: Okigwen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Okigwe, Imo State in the ecclesiastical province of Owerri in Nigeria.
Diocese of Okigwe Dioecesis Okigwensis | |
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Location | |
Country | |
Territory | a portion of Imo State |
Ecclesiastical province | Owerri |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Owerri |
Coordinates | 5°28′59″N 7°33′00″E / 5.48306°N 7.55000°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,824 km2 (704 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,001,838 823,483 (41.1%) |
Parishes | 105 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | January 24, 1981 |
Cathedral | Saint Mary's Cathedral in Okigwe |
Secular priests | 320 (311 diocesan, 9 religious) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu |
Map | |
Okigwe is located in Imo State shown in red. | |
Website | |
www.okigwediocese.org |
As at 2016, the diocese has 43 missions, 219 lay religious (33 brothers, 186 sisters), and 198 seminarians.[1]
History
edit- January 24, 1981: Established as Diocese of Okigwe from the Diocese of Umuahia
Special churches
editThe Cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Okigwe.
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Okigwe
- Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu (January 24, 1981 – April 22, 2006)
- Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu (since April 22, 2006)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diocese of okigwe Nigeria". gcatholic. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links
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