Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Umuahia / Umuahian(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Owerri
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Our Lady Mother of God
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Bishop (2022.11.01 β ...): | Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong (59) |
Bishops of Umuahia (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong (59) Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria)
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Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji (72) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)
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Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp.
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Area: 2,460 kmΒ²
Population: 274,000 Catholics (18.6% of 1,474,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 72 parishes
Personnel: 161 priests (136 diocesan, 25 religious), 308 religious (145 brothers, 163 sisters), 86 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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