Ecclesiastical province Onitsha Parishes 74 Rite Latin Rite Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro Secular priests 90 | Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha Denomination Roman Catholic Area 5,953 km² Country Nigeria | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
1,769,000
374,680 (21.2%) | ||
The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese with its headquarters in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March, 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop.
There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA