Diocese of Ekwulobia
Ekvulobian(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ekwulobia, Nigeria
Latin Church diocese in Anambra State, Nigeria, erected on 5 March 2020 from the Diocese of Awka and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Onitsha. Its first bishop is Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 March 2020
- Latin
- Ekvulobian(us)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001005102
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 602,115
- Population
- 984,415
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 61.2%
- Priests
- 514
- Catholics per priest
- 1,171
- Extent
- 675 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 892
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
- Peter Ebere Okpaleke
- Born
- 1 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Amesi
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. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Ekwulobia, 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 AbakalikiAbakaliki
- Diocese of AguleriAguleri
- Diocese of AwguAwgu
- Diocese of AwkaAwka
- Diocese of EnuguEnugu
- Diocese of NnewiNnewi
- Diocese of NsukkaNsukka
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in Anambra State, Nigeria, the Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church jurisdiction serving as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Onitsha. Its first bishop, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020.
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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.