Diocese of Awka
| Diocese of Awka | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Onitsha |
| Diocesan bishop | Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor |
| Auxiliary bishop | Jonas Benson Okoye |
| Vicar General | Raphael Anasiudu |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 775 km² |
| Parishes | 104 (2020) |
| Residents | 991,105 (2020) |
| Catholics | 503,212 (2020) |
| proportion of | 50.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 357 (2020) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2020) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,402 |
| Friars | 5 (2020) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2020) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Website | awkacatholicdiocese.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka ( Latin Dioecesis Avkaënsis , English Diocese of Awka ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Awka .
history
The diocese Awka was on November 10, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Verba Christi from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Onitsha and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
On March 5, 2020 there were territorial shares for the establishment of the diocese of Ekwulobia .
Bishops of Awka
- Albert Kanene Obiefuna , 1977–1994, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha
- Simon Akwali Okafor , 1994-2010
- Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor , since 2011
See also
Web links
- Homepage (English)
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Awka on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della nuova Diocesi di Ekwulobia (Nigeria) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 5, 2020, accessed March 5, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Verba Christi , AAS 70 (1978), n.1, p. 8f.