Diocese of Aguleri

Agulerien(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Aguleri, Nigeria

The Diocese of Aguleri is a Latin rite diocese in Anambra State, Nigeria, erected on 12 February 2023 from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, to which it is suffragan. Denis Chidi Isizoh is its first bishop.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 12 February 2023
Latin: Agulerien(sis)
Patron: Saint Joseph
Annuario code: 001005112

The see in figures

Catholics: 357,965
Population: 1,857,060
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 19.3%
Priests: 60
Catholics per priest: 5,966
Extent: 1,388 km²
Catholics per km²: 258

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: Denis Chidi Isizoh
Born: 24 January 1956
Birthplace: Ogbunike

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

Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in Aguleri, 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:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.