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Suffragan diocese Awgu, Nigeria

Diocese of Awgu

Auguren(sis)

The Diocese of Awgu is a Latin Church diocese in Enugu State, Nigeria, erected on July 8, 2005, from the Diocese of Enugu. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, led by Bishop John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel, Awgu, in Awgu, Nigeria.

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Established
2005
Catholics
423,740
Priests
79
Territory
1,310 km²

Parishes and churches

16 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
John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye
Born
4 August 1950
Birthplace
Owelli

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel, Awgu stands in Awgu, 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

Split off from the Diocese of Enugu on July 5, 2005, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu (Dioecesis Auguensis) in Nigeria is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye is its first bishop. The largest church in the diocese, the St. Michael Archangel Parish Church in Awgu, will accordingly become its cathedral.