Diocese of Okigwe
| Diocese of Okigwe | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Owerri |
| Diocesan bishop | Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu |
| Vicar General | Patrick Uchendu |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 1,386 km² |
| Parishes | 103 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,567,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 951,402 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 37.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 261 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,550 |
| Friars | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 178 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.okigwediocese.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Okigwe ( Latin Dioecesis Okigvensis , English Diocese of Okigwe ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Okigwe .
history
The Diocese of Okigwe was established on January 24, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quandoquidem Sanctissima from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Umuahia and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan . The Diocese of Okigwe was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Owerri as a suffragan on March 26, 1994 .
Bishops of Okigwe
- Anthony Ekezia Ilonu , 1981-2006
- Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu , since 2006
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Okigwe on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Quandoquidem Sanctissima , AAS 73 (1981), n.5, p. 289f.