Suffragan diocese Ekwulobia, Nigeria
Diocese of Ekwulobia
Ekvulobian(us)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Anambra State, Nigeria, erected on 5 March 2020 from the Diocese of Awka and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Onitsha. Its first bishop is Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke.
On the map
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- Established
- 2020
- Catholics
- 602,115
- Priests
- 514
- Territory
- 675 km²
Parishes and churches
87 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Joseph EkwulobiaEkwulobia · CathedralView parish
- Christ the King AkpoAkpoView parish
- Christ the King Chaplaincy UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- Holy Cross UfumaUfumaView parish
- Holy Family Chaplaincy UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- Holy Family, AkpoAkpoView parish
- Holy Name UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- Holy Rosary UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- Holy Trinity IsuofiaIsuofiaView parish
- Holy Trinity NankaNankaView parish
- Immaculate Conception, OkoOkoView parish
- Immaculate Heart EkwulobiaEkwulobiaView parish
- Immaculate Heart UgaUgaView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- Queen of Peace IsuloIsuloView parish
- Sacred Heart IhiteIhiteView parish
- Ss Peter & Paul IsuofiaIsuofiaView parish
- Ss Peter & Paul UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- Ss. Peter & Paul UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- St. Andrew AmaokpalaAmaokpalaView parish
- St. Andrew UfumaUfumaView parish
- St. Anthony AgbuduAgbuduView parish
- St. Anthony EkwulobiaEkwulobiaView parish
- St. Anthony IkengaIkengaView parish
- St. Anthony NankaNankaView parish
- St. Anthony OkoOkoView parish
- St. Anthony UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- St. Augustine Chaplaincy OkoOkoView parish
- St. Charles Borromeo AchinaAchinaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Ebere Okpaleke
- Born
- 1 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Amesi
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The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Ekwulobia, 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
Located in Anambra State, Nigeria, the Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church jurisdiction serving as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Onitsha. Its first bishop, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020.