Diocese of Issele-Uku
| Diocese of Issele-Uku | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Benin City |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Odogwu Elue |
| Vicar General | Christopher Buchi Aninye |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 3,011 km² |
| Parishes | 39 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,057,000 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 330,853 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 31.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 93 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,309 |
| Friars | 25 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 130 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.issele-ukudiocese.org/ |
The Bistum Issele-Uku ( lat. : Dioecesis Isseleukuanus ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Issele-Uku .
history
The diocese Issele-Uku was on July 5, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cession of territory by the Diocese of Benin City . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Benin City as a suffragan .
Bishops of Issele-Uku
- Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji , 1973–1996, then Bishop of Enugu
- Emmanuel Otteh , 1996-2003
- Michael Odogwu Elue , since 2003