Diocese of Uromi
| Diocese of Uromi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Benin City |
| Diocesan bishop | Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun OSA |
| surface | 2,800 km² |
| Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 797,962 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 115,659 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 14.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,891 |
| Friars | 31 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 32 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua |
| Website | http://www.uromidiocese.org/ |
The Bistum Uromi ( lat. : Dioecesis Uromiensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Uromi .
history
The diocese Uromi was on December 14, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cunctae catholicae Ecclesiae from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Benin City and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Uromi
- Augustine Obiora Akubeze , 2005–2011, then Archbishop of Benin City
- Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun OSA , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Uromi
- Entry for Diocese of Uromi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on cbcn.org (English)