Diocese of Bomadi
Bomadien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bomadi, Nigeria
Latin rite diocese in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, established as an apostolic vicariate in 1996 and raised to a diocese in 2017. Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo leads the see, which is a suffragan of Benin City.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 September 2017
- Latin
- Bomadien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000391
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 37,682
- Population
- 2,994,321
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.3%
- Priests
- 62
- Catholics per priest
- 608
- Extent
- 13,140 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.9
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
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.
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
Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral stands in Bomadi, 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 Benin City
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Benin City.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Benin CityBenin City
- Diocese of AuchiAuchi
- Diocese of Issele-UkuIssele-Uku
- Diocese of UromiUromi
- Diocese of WarriWarri
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Bomadi, in Delta State, is the episcopal see of this Latin Church diocese in Nigeria, known in Latin as Dioecesis Bomadiensis. It serves as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City.
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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.