Diocese of Abakaliki
Abakalikien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Abakaliki, Nigeria
The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Latin Church diocese in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, erected in 1973 from the Diocese of Ogoja. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 March 1973
- Latin
- Abakalikien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Theresa
- Annuario code
- 001000583
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 374,680
- Population
- 1,769,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 21.2%
- Priests
- 90
- Catholics per priest
- 4,163
- Extent
- 5,953 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 63
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ernest Anezichukwu Obodo (Apostolic Administrator)
- Born
- 24 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Awha-Imezi
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Theresa Cathedral stands in Abakaliki, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Onitsha
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Onitsha.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of OnitshaOnitsha
- Diocese of AguleriAguleri
- Diocese of AwguAwgu
- Diocese of AwkaAwka
- Diocese of EkwulobiaEkwulobia
- Diocese of EnuguEnugu
- Diocese of NnewiNnewi
- Diocese of NsukkaNsukka
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Headquartered in Abakaliki, Nigeria, this Roman Catholic diocese came into being on 1 March 1973, when it was erected from territory belonging to the Diocese of Ogoja. The Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS served as its first bishop. The Anglican Church of Nigeria also maintains a Diocese of Abakaliki with its own bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.