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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Onitsha

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
3,792 km²

Country
  
Nigeria

Metropolitan
  
Archbishop of Onitsha

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Godfrey Igwebuike Onah

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka

Territory
  
a portion of Enugu State

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 857,974 732,503 (85.4%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka (Latin: Nsukkan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Nsukka in the Ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka has partnered with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago's Office of Catholic Schools in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, in order to provide further training and formation and improved organization to the Diocese of Nsukka's schools staff.

History

  • 19 November 1990: Established as Diocese of Nsukka from the Diocese of Enugu

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is Saint Theresa Cathedral in Nsukka.

    Leadership

  • Bishops of Nsukka (Roman rite)
  • Bishop GODFREY IGWEBUIKE ONAH (since 4 July 2013)
  • Emeritus Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka Wikipedia
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