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Suffragan diocese Aba, Nigeria

Diocese of Aba

Aban(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Aba is a Latin Church diocese in Abia State, Nigeria, erected in 1990 from the Diocese of Umuahia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Owerri, with Christ the King Cathedral as its seat.

On the map

Esri
Aba, Nigeria, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1990
Catholics
585,021
Priests
147
Territory
2,494 km²

Parishes and churches

61 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Augustine Ndubueze Echema
Born
28 December 1958
Birthplace
Ohuhu Nsulu

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The cathedral

Christ the King Cathedral stands in Aba, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Named for the major commercial city of Aba in Abia State, Nigeria, this Roman Catholic diocese was carved out of Umuahia Diocese on April 2, 1990. Vincent Valentine Ezeonyia, CSSp, became its first diocesan bishop: he received episcopal ordination on 1 July 1990 at Mater Dei Cathedral in Umuahia, and the following day, 2 July 1990, he was installed at Christ the King Church.

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