Diocese of Orlu

Orluan(us)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Orlu, Nigeria

The Diocese of Orlu is a Latin Church diocese in Imo State, Nigeria, established in 1980 from the Diocese of Owerri. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Owerri, with Holy Trinity Cathedral as its seat.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 29 November 1980
Latin: Orluan(us)
Annuario code: 001002473

The see in figures

Catholics: 562,837
Population: 881,385
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 63.9%
Priests: 337
Catholics per priest: 1,670
Extent: 929 km²
Catholics per km²: 606

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: Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma
Born: 29 August 1953
Birthplace: Amucha

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

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Orlu stands in Orlu, 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 Owerri

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Owerri.

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.