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.
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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. Michael NkpologwuNkpologwuView parish
- St. Michael UgaUgaView parish
- St. Monica OgbunkaOgbunkaView parish
- St. Patrick Enugwu-UmuonyiaEnugwu-UmuonyiaView parish
- St. Patrick IgboukwuIgboukwuView parish
- St. Patrick IsuofiaIsuofiaView parish
- St. Patrick NawfijaNawfijaView parish
- St. Patrick NdiowuNdiowuView parish
- St. Patrick OgbunkaOgbunkaView parish
- St. Patrick Owerre-EzukalaOwerre-EzukalaView parish
- St. Patrick UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- St. Paul AkpoAkpoView parish
- St. Paul OgbojiOgbojiView parish
- St. Paul UfumaUfumaView parish
- St. Paul UgaUgaView parish
- St. Paul UmuchuUmuchuView parish
- St. Paul's EkwulobiaEkwulobiaView parish
- St. Peter AguluezechukwuAguluezechukwuView parish
- St. Peter OkoOkoView parish
- St. Peter UgaUgaView parish
- St. Pius OmoghoOmoghoView parish
- St. Pius X EzinifiteEzinifiteView parish
- St. Theresa AkpugoezeAkpugoezeView parish
- St. Theresa IsuofiaIsuofiaView parish
- St. Theresa OkoOkoView parish
- St. Vincent AmesiAmesiView parish
- St. Vincent UgaUgaView 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.