Diocese of Nsukka
| Diocese of Nsukka | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Onitsha |
| Diocesan bishop | Godfrey Igwebuike Onah |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo |
| Vicar General | Thadeus Onoyima |
| founding | 1990 |
| surface | 3,180 km² |
| Parishes | 163 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 621,960 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 497,468 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 226 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,056 |
| Friars | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Theresa's Cathedral |
| Website | nsukkacatholicdiocese.org |
The diocese of Nsukka ( Latin Dioecesis Nsukkana , English Diocese of Nsukka ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Nsukka .
history
The diocese of Nsukka was established on November 19, 1990 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Catholicum nomen from cessions of territory from the diocese of Enugu and subordinated to the archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan .
Bishops of
- Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo , 1990-2013
- Godfrey Igwebuike Onah , since 2013
See also
Web links
- Homepage (English)
- Entry on Diocese of Nsukka on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Catholicum nomen , AAS 83 (1991), n.2, pp. 120f.