Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha

Archdiocese of Onitsha
Archidioecesis Onitshanus
Location
Country  Nigeria
Territory Anambra State
Ecclesiastical province Onitsha
Coordinates 6°9′59.9472″N 6°46′59.9226″E / 6.166652000°N 6.783311833°E / 6.166652000; 6.783311833
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
2,060,490
1,373,660 (66.7%)
Parishes 85
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1950.04.18
Cathedral Holy Trinity Basilica
Secular priests 299
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Most Rev. Valerian Okeke
Suffragans Abakaliki, Awgu, Awka, Enugu, Nnewi, Nsukka
Auxiliary Bishops Auxiliary Bishop Most, Rev. . Denis Chidi Isizoh (2015-present); ; appointed by Pope Francis on Friday, February 6, 2015[1]
Map

Anambra State is shown in red
Website
Onitsha-Archdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha (Latin: Onitshan(us)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria.

History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Holy Trinity Basilica (the only Basilica in Nigeria) in Onitsha.

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F02%2F06%2F0097%2F00214.html

Sources

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