Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki

Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria

For the Diocese of Abakaliki in the Church of Nigeria, see Anglican Province of Enugu.

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Diocese of Abakaliki

Dioecesis Abakalikiensis

Location
Country|  Nigeria
Ecclesiastical province| Onitsha
Metropolitan| Archbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area| 5,953 km2 (2,298 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2006)
1,769,000
374,680 (21.2%)
Parishes| 74
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Rite| Latin Rite
Secular priests| 90
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Peter Nworie Chukwu
Bishops emeritus| Michael Nnachi Okoro
Website
www.AbakalikiDiocese.org

The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese with its headquarters in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop.

There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

## Bishops[edit]

### Ordinaries[edit]

* Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (1973–1983)
* Michael Nnachi Okoro (1983–2021)
* Peter Nworie Chukwu (2021–present)

### Auxiliary Bishop[edit]

* Michael Nnachi Okoro[1] (1977–1983), appointed Bishop here

## External links[edit]

* Diocese of Abakaliki / catholic- hierarchy.com
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki official website
* GCatholic.org page for this diocese

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ebonyi youths beat up Catholic priest over cassava farm". Vanguard News. 8 October 2020.

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