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Diocese of Nsukka

Dioecesis Nsukkana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 November 1990
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Onitsha
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 3,180 (1,228 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://nsukkacatholicdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Catholic Secretariat, St. Theresa's Cathedral, P.O. Box 32, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0810)55.58.595; (0704)34.76.978

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 November 1990ErectedDiocese of Enugu (Nsukka Senatorial Zone (Igbo Etiti, Uzo Wwani, Isi Uzo, and Igbo Eze)) Diocese of Nsukka (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990250,0001,000,00025.0%301041341,86515814921ap1991
1999404,000676,00059.8%106201263,2061285728ap2000
2000382,410770,03449.7%10481123,4141386142ap2001
2001291,319785,00037.1%98201182,4681496649ap2002
2002461,161663,88269.5%106131193,8751076647ap2003
2003361,292663,88254.4%107121193,0361006651ap2004
2004732,503857,97485.4%113121255,860965953ap2005
2013489,294618,74279.1%195162112,31813076100ap2014
2016497,468621,96080.0%226162422,0559067163ap2017
2019533,100666,80079.9%255212761,931194100185ap2020
20211,122,1151,626,48569.0%288243123,596215106193ap2022

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 83, Page 120, and Page 121

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