Diocese of

Awgu

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Awgu / Auguen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Onitsha

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2005.07.08: Established as Diocese of Awgu / Auguen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Enugu and became suffragan of Onitsha)

Bishop (2005.07.08 – ...):

Bishop John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye (73)

Bishops of Awgu (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye (73)
(2005.07.08 – ...)

Bishop of Awgu (Nigeria)

Priest of Enugu (Nigeria) (1978.07.22 – 2005.07.08)

Bishop of Awgu (Nigeria) (2005.07.08 – ...)

Okigwe (↙), Enugu (↑), Abakaliki (↗), Ogoja (→), Calabar (↘), Umuahia (↓)

Area: 1,310 km²

Population: 412,960 Catholics (57.3% of 720,460 total)

Pastoral Centres: 51 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 80 priests (74 diocesan, 6 religious), 24 religious (6 brothers, 18 sisters), 99 seminarians

Last updated on 2024.05.19