Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Abakaliki / Abakalikien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Onitsha
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2021.07.06 – ...): | Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu (58) |
Bishops of Abakaliki (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu (58) Bishop of Abakaliki (Nigeria)
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Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro (83) Bishop emeritus of Abakaliki (Nigeria)
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Bishop Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S.
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Area: 6,342 km²
Population: 648,000 Catholics (26.9% of 2,410,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 174 parishes
Personnel: 205 priests (194 diocesan, 11 religious), 232 religious (18 brothers, 214 sisters), 193 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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