Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt

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Ecclesiastical province Calabar Denomination Roman Catholic Area 21,850 km² Cathedral Port Harcourt		Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar Rite Latin Rite Country Nigeria

Territory a portion of Rivers State Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)4,521,429218,412 (4.8%) Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt (Latin: Portus Harcurten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State in the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar in Nigeria.

History

May 16, 1961: Established as Diocese of Port Harcourt from the Diocese of Owerri

The Cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt.

Bishops of Port Harcourt (Roman rite)

Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi (1991.08.31 - 2009.05.04)

Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. (1961.05.16 – 1970.03.07)

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