Suffragan diocese Enugu, Nigeria
Diocese of Enugu
Enuguen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Enugu is a Latin Church diocese in Enugu, Nigeria, erected on 12 November 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
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- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 1,270,979
- Priests
- 529
- Territory
- 2,738 km²
Parishes and churches
183 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Joseph, Ogbeagu-AttakwuOgbeagu-AttakwuView parish
- St. Joseph, OkpatuOkpatuView parish
- St. Joseph, OloOloView parish
- St. Joseph, OmughuOmughuView parish
- St. Joseph, Ugwogo NikeUgwogo NikeView parish
- St. Joseph, Ugwuetiti-Amansiodo OgheUgwuetiti-Amansiodo OgheView parish
- St. Joseph, UkanaUkanaView parish
- St. Jude, Abakpa, Anioma LayoutAbakpa, Anioma LayoutView parish
- St. Jude, AmechiAmechiView parish
- St. Jude, Nineth MileNineth MileView parish
- St. Jude, Ogonogo Eji AkpugoOgonogo Eji AkpugoView parish
- St. Kevin, NaraNaraView parish
- St. Leo the Great, Federal HousingFederal HousingView parish
- St. Luke, AwhumAwhumView parish
- St. Maria Goretti, Agbalaenyi NachiAgbalaenyi NachiView parish
- St. Mark, AbiaAbiaView parish
- St. Mark, NsudeNsudeView parish
- St. Mark, ObinofiaObinofiaView parish
- St. Mark, Umana NdiaguUmana NdiaguView parish
- St. Martin de Poress, UNTHUNTHView parish
- St. Martin, Abonuzu Imezi OwaAbonuzu Imezi OwaView parish
- St. Martin, Aguobu IwolloAguobu IwolloView parish
- St. Martin, Onicha-Agu, AmagunzeOnicha-Agu, AmagunzeView parish
- St. Mary, Affa Amofia-AguAffa Amofia-AguView parish
- St. Mary, Aguobu UmumbaAguobu UmumbaView parish
- St. Mary, AkwukeAkwukeView parish
- St. Mary, AmurriAmurriView parish
- St. Mary, IhuokparaIhuokparaView parish
- St. Mary, NachiNachiView parish
- St. Mary, NgwoNgwoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Callistus Valentine Merkle
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The cathedral
Holy Ghost Cathedral stands in Enugu, 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
The city of Enugu in Nigeria is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese of the same name (Latin: Enuguen(sis)), belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
- Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese Dissociates from Society of Saint Pius X, Urges Faithful to Remain United with Pope
- Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year
- Enugu Catholic Diocese designates 13 pilgrimage sites for Franciscan Jubilee Year
- Catholic Diocese of Enugu investigates alleged clash between Priest and Knight of St. John
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