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Diocese of Orlu

Dioecesis Orluana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 November 1980
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Owerri
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 929 (358 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://orludiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Secretariat, P.O. Box 430, Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0803)39.06.570

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 November 1980ErectedDiocese of Owerri (Orlu, Oru, Nkwerre Isu, and Ideato along with St. Gregory in Uli) Diocese of Orlu (erected)
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Orlu (from Onitsha)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990645,000867,00074.4%896956,789116345ap1991
1999524,385875,31659.9%165121772,962208687ap2000
2000528,915881,39460.0%157121693,129219890ap2001
2001535,614881,38560.8%171121832,9262120497ap2002
2002548,462881,38562.2%187142012,72831109104ap2003
2003549,765900,07861.1%210132232,46530114108ap2004
2004562,837881,38563.9%219212402,34542111112ap2005
2013817,0001,168,00069.9%21682243,64713145160ap2014
20161,355,4751,707,38779.4%239172565,29418119170ap2017
20191,483,7001,869,00079.4%283293124,75533197183ap2020
20211,200,0001,751,22068.5%308293373,56030166189ap2022

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 73, Page 147, and Page 148
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 631

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