Metropolitan see Benin City, Nigeria
Archdiocese of Benin City
Urbis Beninen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Erected as the Diocese of Benin City on 18 April 1950 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Asaba-Benin and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 26 March 1994, with Auchi, Bomadi, Issele-Uku, Uromi and Warri as suffragans. Its seat is Holy Cross Cathedral.
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- Established
- 1950
- Catholics
- 153,900
- Priests
- 156
- Territory
- 10,863 km²
Parishes and churches
39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Holy Cross Cathedral, Mission roadMission road · CathedralView parish
- Archangle Gabriel Catholic Church, Sapele RoadSapele RoadView parish
- Ascension Catholic Chaplaincy, Oko, Airport RoadAirport RoadView parish
- Assumption Catholic Church, Uteh Ikpoba HillUteh Ikpoba HillView parish
- Blessed Tansi Catholic Church, New beninNew beninView parish
- Good Shepherd Catholic Church, AsoroAsoroView parish
- Good Shepherd Catholic Church, EvbuabogunEvbuabogunView parish
- Holy Spirit Catholic Church, OkhoroOkhoroView parish
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church, OkaOkaView parish
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St SaviorSt SaviorView parish
- Infant Jesus Catholic church, OkaOkaView parish
- Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church, OkaOkaView parish
- Our lady of Fatima Catholic church, Ugbor townUgbor townView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, EvbuoriariaEvbuoriariaView parish
- St Andrew Catholic church, ArougbaArougbaView parish
- St Gabriel Catholic Church, UroraUroraView parish
- St Jude Catholic church,IwogbanIwogbanView parish
- St. Agatha Catholic Church, ErediauwaErediauwaView parish
- St. Andrew Catholic church, UgbiyokoUgbiyokoView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, EvbutubuEvbutubuView parish
- St. Auguistine Catholic Church, UkheigieUkheigieView parish
- St. Fidelic Catholic church,, AduwawaAduwawaView parish
- St. Francis Catholic church, EkenwanEkenwanView parish
- St. George Catholic church,OregbeniOregbeniView parish
- St. John Vianney Catholic church, OhoghobiOhoghobiView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic church,1st East Circular1st East CircularView parish
- St. Maria Goretti Catholic church, DumezDumezView parish
- St. Mark Catholic Church, OhovbeOhovbeView parish
- St. Mary Catholic church, IyanomoIyanomoView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, Obe, SapeleSapeleView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Augustine Obiora Akubeze
- Born
- 25 August 1956
- Birthplace
- Kaduna
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The cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City stands in Benin City, 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.
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Stories that name this see
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- Former President of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Eulogized as “a humble gentleman” at Funeral Mass
- Archbishop Kaigama urges Nigerians to sustain Akubeze's legacy
- Archbishop Kaigama Urges Nigerians to Sustain Archbishop Akubeze's Legacy
- Nigerian Archbishop Akubeze to be laid to rest
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