Diocese of

Bomadi

Nigeria

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bomadi / Bomadien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Benin City

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1991.03.17: Established as Mission sui juris of Bomadi / Bomadien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Port Harcourt and Diocese of Warri)
1996.12.15: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi / Bomadien(sis) (Latin)
2017.09.21: Promoted as Diocese of Bomadi / Bomadien(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Benin City)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.09.21 – ...):

Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bomadi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (69)
(2017.09.21 – ...)

Bishop of Bomadi (Nigeria)

That they may have life and have it to the full

Born:	1955.10.23 (Ogriagbene, Nigeria)
Ordained Priest:	1990.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.02.02

Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria (2001 – 2007.11.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi (Nigeria) (2007.11.23 – 2009.04.04)

Titular Bishop of Lacubaza (2007.11.23 – 2017.09.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi (Nigeria) (2009.04.04 – 2017.09.21)

Bishop of Bomadi (Nigeria) (2017.09.21 – ...)

Vicars Apostolic of Bomadi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (69)
(2009.04.04 – 2017.09.21)

(see above)

Bishop Joseph O. Egerega
(1997.03.03 – 2009.04.04)

Born:	1940.03.20 (Nigeria)
Ordained Priest:	1969.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.05.14
Died:	2013.02.03 († 72)

Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi (Nigeria) (1997.03.03 – 2009.04.04)

Titular Bishop of Tanudaia (1997.03.03 – 2013.02.03)

Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bomadi (Roman Rite)

Fr. Thomas Vincent Greenan
(1991 – 1996)

Died:

1997

Ecclesiastical Superior of Bomadi (Nigeria) (1991 – 1996)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (69) (2007.11.23 – 2009.04.04)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, Bomadi, Delta

Warri (↑), Port Harcourt (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 13,140 km²

Population: 54,016 Catholics (1.4% of 3,905,250 total)

Pastoral Centres: 46 parishes

Personnel: 70 priests (60 diocesan, 10 religious), 30 religious (15 brothers, 15 sisters), 61 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.03

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