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Diocese of Ekwulobia

Dioecesis Ekvulobianus



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Ebere Okpaleke, Cardinal, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 March 2020
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Onitsha
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 676 (261 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: St. Joseph's Cathedral, P.O. Box 6, Aguata, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0818)02.05.185; (0902)46.09.011

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 March 2020ErectedDiocese of Awka (Aguata, Orumba North, and Orumba South) Diocese of Ekwulobia (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2020602,115984,41561.2%240122522,3892112482ap2021
2021605,651987,95161.3%1511543051,9851639583ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 112, Page 423, to Page 425

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