Diocese of Warri
Varrien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Warri, Nigeria
The Diocese of Warri is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Delta State, Nigeria, erected in 1964 and part of the ecclesiastical province of Benin City. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido was appointed bishop in 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1964
- Latin
- Varrien(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001000139
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 106,298
- Population
- 2,614,857
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.1%
- Priests
- 151
- Catholics per priest
- 704
- Extent
- 15,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 7.1
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
- Anthony O. Ewherido
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
Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Warri, 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 BomadiBomadi
- Diocese of Issele-UkuIssele-Uku
- Diocese of UromiUromi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri (Latin: Varrien(sis)) has its seat in the city of Warri and forms part of the ecclesiastical province 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.