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 |  |
| 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 | Michael Nnachi Okoro |
| Website | |
| www.AbakalikiDiocese.org | |
There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (1973-1983)
- Michael Nnachi Okoro (1983- )
Auxiliary Bishop
- Michael Nnachi Okoro (1977-1983), appointed Bishop here
External links
- Diocese of Abakaliki / catholic- hierarchy.com
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki official website
- GCatholic.org page for this diocese
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