Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City

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Territory Edo State Rite Latin Rite Country Nigeria		Denomination Roman Catholic Pope Francis Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze

Suffragans Auchi, Issele-Uku, Uromi, Warri Cathedrals Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.

History

1884.05.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon

1911.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Nigeria

1918.08.24: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria

1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Asaba-Benin

1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Benin City

1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Benin City (Roman rite)

Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (since March 18, 2011)

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S 2007.12.24 - 2010.05.31

Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1994.03.26 – 2006.11.21

Bishops of Benin City (Roman rite)

Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1973.07.05 – 1994.03.26

Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1950.04.18 – 1973.07.05

Vicars Apostolic of Asaba-Benin (Roman rite)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1939.12.11 – 1950.04.18

Vicars Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)

Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1934.02.26 – 1939.06.13

Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. 1918.08.24 – 1933.10.13

Prefects Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)

Fr. Carlo Zappa, S.M.A. 1911 – 1917

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