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Suffragan diocese Orlu, Nigeria

Diocese of Orlu

Orluan(us)

The Diocese of Orlu is a Latin Church diocese in Imo State, Nigeria, established in 1980 from the Diocese of Owerri. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Owerri, with Holy Trinity Cathedral as its seat.

On the map

Esri
Orlu, Nigeria, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1980
Catholics
562,837
Priests
337
Territory
929 km²

Parishes and churches

151 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma
Born
29 August 1953
Birthplace
Amucha

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The cathedral

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Orlu stands in Orlu, 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.