Archdiocese of Owerri
| Archdiocese of Owerri | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Diocesan bishop | Anthony John Valentine Obinna |
| Auxiliary bishop | Moses Chikwe |
| Vicar General | Anthony Eke |
| founding | February 12, 1948 |
| surface | 2,996 km² |
| Parishes | 145 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,525,667 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,064,209 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 69.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 240 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 99 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3.139 |
| Friars | 292 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 291 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Assumpta Cathedral |
| Website | www.owarch.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Aba Diocese of Ahiara Diocese of Okigwe Diocese of Orlu Diocese of Umuahia |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri ( Latin Archidioecesis Overriensis , English Archdiocese of Owerri ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Owerri .
history
The Archdiocese of Owerri was founded on February 12, 1948 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution In christianum as the Apostolic Vicariate of Owerri .
The Apostolic Vicariate Owerri was on April 18, 1950 by Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Laeto accepimus raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan . On June 23, 1958, the Diocese of Owerri gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Umuahia . Further assignments of territory took place on May 16, 1961 to found the Diocese of Port Harcourt , on November 29, 1980 to found the Diocese of Orlu and on November 18, 1987 to found the Diocese of Ahiara . On March 26, 1994, the diocese of Owerri was raised to an archbishopric by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius efficaciusque .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Owerri
- Joseph Brendan Whelan CSSp , 1948-1950
Bishops of Owerri
- Joseph Brendan Whelan CSSp, 1950-1970
- Mark Onwuha Unegbu , 1970-1993
- Anthony John Valentine Obinna , 1993–1994
Archbishops of Owerri
- Anthony John Valentine Obinna , since 1994
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Owerri (English)
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Owerri on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XII: Const. Apost. In christianum , AAS 40 (1948), n.9, p. 357f.
- ^ Pius XII: Const. Apost. Laeto accepimus , AAS 42 (1950), n.12, p. 615ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Ad aptius efficaciusque , AAS 86 (1994), n.8, p. 631.