Diocese of Auchi
| Diocese of Auchi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Nigeria
|
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Benin City |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia |
| Vicar General | John Onimhawo |
| founding | 2002 |
| surface | 6,116 km² |
| Parishes | 25 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 830,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 86,151 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 10.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,209 |
| Friars | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Vincent's Cathedral |
| address | Catholic Diocese of Auchi 3 Bishop's Court Road Off Old Igarra P.O. Box 425 Auchi, Edo State Nigeria |
| Website | http://www.catholicdioceseofauchi.org/ |
The Bistum Auchi ( lat. : Dioecesis Auchianus ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Auchi .
history
The Diocese of Auchi was established on December 4, 2002 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Omnium Fidelium from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Benin City and subordinated to it as a suffragan diocese. The first bishop was Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia .
See also
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Auchi
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on cbcn.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Omnium fidelium , AAS 95 (2003), n.4, p. 229f.