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Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Onitsha

Parishes
  
137

Area
  
1,551 km²

Secular priests
  
272

Metropolitan
  
Archbishop of Onitsha

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Country
  
Nigeria

Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka

Territory
  
a portion of Anambra State

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,277,990 635,595 (49.7%)

Bishop
  
Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor

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.

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History

  • November 10, 1977: Established as Diocese of Awka from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Awka.

    Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka Wikipedia
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