Diocese of Uyo
| Diocese of Uyo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Calabar |
| Diocesan bishop | John Ebebe Ayah |
| founding | 1989 |
| surface | 8,342 km² |
| Parishes | 72 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 6,439,700 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 856.170 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 13.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 89 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9.206 |
| Friars | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 59 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
| Website | http://catholicdioceseofuyo.org/ |
The Diocese of Uyo ( Latin Dioecesis Uyoensis , English Diocese of Uyo ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Uyo .
history
The Diocese of Uyo was established on July 4, 1989 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Studio postulatoque from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Calabar .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Calabar as a suffragan .
Bishops of Uyo
- Joseph Effiong Ekuwem , 1989–2013, then Archbishop of Calabar
- John Ebebe Ayah , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Entry for Diocese of Uyo on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Studio postulatoque , AAS 81 (1989), n.11, pp. 1186f.