Bishopric of Bomadi
| Bishopric of Bomadi | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Benin City |
| Diocesan bishop | Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo MSP |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 13,140 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2017) |
| Residents | 2,994,321 (2017) |
| Catholics | 37,682 (2017) |
| proportion of | 1.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 (2017) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.108 |
| Friars | 11 (2017) |
| Religious sisters | 63 (2017) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral |
The Bistum Bomadi ( latin Dioecesis Bomadiensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Bomadi .
history
The diocese of Bomadi was established on March 17, 1991 by Pope John Paul II from cedings of the dioceses of Port Harcourt and Warri as a Mission sui juris Bomadi . The elevation of the Mission sui juris Bomadi to the Apostolic Vicariate took place on December 15, 1996.
On September 21, 2017, Pope Francis elevated the Vicariate Apostolic Bomadi to a diocese and subordinated it to the Archdiocese of Benin City as a suffragan diocese .
The bishopric of Bomadi includes the state of Delta .
Ordinaries
Superiore from Bomadi
- Thomas Vincent Greenan SPS , 1991–1997
Vicars Apostolic of Bomadi
- Joseph O. Egerega , 1997-2009
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo MSP , 2009-2017
Bishops of Bomadi
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo MSP, since 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Bomadi diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 21, 2017.
- Entry on Bomadi Diocese on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry on cbcn-ng.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elevazione a Diocesi del Vicariato Apostolico di Bomadi (Nigeria) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 21, 2017, accessed September 21, 2017 (Italian).