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Suffragan diocese Auchi, Nigeria

Diocese of Auchi

Auchian(us)

The Diocese of Auchi is a Latin Church diocese in Edo State, Nigeria, erected on November 6, 2002. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benin City, with its see at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Auchi.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Auchi, in Auchi, Nigeria.

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Established
2002
Catholics
65,000
Priests
94
Territory
6,116 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia

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The cathedral

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Auchi stands in Auchi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

In Edo State, Nigeria, the city of Auchi is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auchi (Latin: Auchian(us)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Benin City.