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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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. Charles IsuloIsuloView parish
- St. Clement UfumaUfumaView parish
- St. Clement UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- St. Flannan IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- St. Gregory NankaNankaView parish
- St. John IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- St. John the Baptist EzinifiteEzinifiteView parish
- St. John UmuomakuUmuomakuView parish
- St. Joseph AchinaAchinaView parish
- St. Joseph AmesiAmesiView parish
- St. Joseph UmunzeUmunzeView parish
- St. Jude NankaNankaView parish
- St. Jude UmuchukwuUmuchukwuView parish
- St. Maria Goretti UmuonaUmuonaView parish
- St. Martin IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- St. Mary AchinaAchinaView parish
- St. Mary AguluezechukwuAguluezechukwuView parish
- St. Mary AmaokpalaAmaokpalaView parish
- St. Mary EkwulobiaEkwulobiaView parish
- St. Mary EzinifiteEzinifiteView parish
- St. Mary EziraEziraView parish
- St. Mary OnnehOnnehView parish
- St. Mary OraeriOraeriView parish
- St. Mary UfumaUfumaView parish
- St. Matthew AjalliAjalliView parish
- St. Matthew AkpuAkpuView parish
- St. Michael AwaAwaView parish
- St. Michael EziaguEziaguView parish
- St. Michael IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- St. Michael NankaNankaView 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
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
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.