Diocese of Awgu
| Diocese of Awgu | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Onitsha |
| Diocesan bishop | John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye |
| Vicar General | Matthew Eze |
| surface | 1,310 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 658,726 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 380,377 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 57.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,673 |
| Friars | 2 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel |
The diocese Awgu ( Latin Dioecesis Auguensis , English Diocese of Awgu ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Awgu .
history
The diocese Awgu was on July 8, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Evangelica sollertia from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Enugu and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan . The first bishop was John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye .
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Evangelica sollertia , AAS 97 (2005), n.7, p. 841f.