Diocese of Awka
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Diocese of Awka Dioecesis Avkaensis | |
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| File:Stpatricks.jpg Saint Patrick Cathedral, Awka | |
| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Territory | a portion of Anambra State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Onitsha |
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| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,551 km2 (599 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 137 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 November 1977 |
| Cathedral | Saint Patrick Cathedral in Awka |
| Secular priests | 572 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor |
| Map | |
| Awka is located in Anambra State which is shown here in red. Awka is located in Anambra State which is shown here in red. | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka (Latin: Avkaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Awka, Anambra State in the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.
History
[edit | edit source]- 10 November 1977: Established as Diocese of Awka from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha
- 5 March 2020: Lost territory to the newly created Diocese of Ekwulobia[1]
Special churches
[edit | edit source]The Cathedral is St. Patrick's Cathedral in Awka.
Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Bishops of Awka (Roman rite)
- Bishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna (10 November 1977 Appointed - 9 September 1994 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha)
- Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor (9 September 1994 Appointed - 17 April 2010 Retired)
- Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor (8 July 2011 – present)
Auxiliary Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu (2000-2005), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Okigwe
- Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor (2007-2011), appointed Bishop here
- Simon Akwali Okafor (1992-1994), appointed Bishop here
- Jonas Benson Okoye (2014-2021)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit | edit source]- Peter Ebere Okpaleke, appointed Bishop of Ahara in 2012
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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Sources
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