Diocese of Orlu
| Diocese of Orlu | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Owerri |
| Diocesan bishop | Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gregory Obinna Ochiagha |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 929 km² |
| Parishes | 160 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,168,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 817,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 69.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 216 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,647 |
| Friars | 13 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 145 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.orludiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu ( Latin Dioecesis Orluana , English Diocese of Orlu ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Orlu .
history
The Diocese of Orlu was established on November 29, 1980 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Nuperius quidem from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Owerri and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan . The Diocese of Orlu was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Owerri as a suffragan on March 26, 1994.
Bishops of Orlu
- Gregory Obinna Ochiagha , 1980-2008
- Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma , since 2008
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Orlu on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Nuperius quidem , AAS 73 (1981), n.2 , p. 147f.