Suffragan diocese Otukpo, Nigeria
Diocese of Otukpo
Otukpoën(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Otukpo is a Latin Church diocese in Benue State, Nigeria, erected in 1995 from the Diocese of Makurdi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Abuja.
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- Established
- 1995
- Catholics
- 502,437
- Priests
- 114
- Territory
- 24,461 km²
Parishes and churches
46 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Francis’ Cathedral, OtukpoOtukpo · CathedralView parish
- All Saint’s Mission, Umoda-OjuUmoda-OjuView parish
- Christ the King Mission, NwedeogaNwedeogaView parish
- Corpus Christi Mission, AnwuleAnwuleView parish
- Holy Cross Mission, OgbolokutaOgbolokutaView parish
- Holy Family Parish, OgoliOgoliView parish
- Holy Ghost Parish, EkeEkeView parish
- Holy Name Parish, UgbokoloUgbokoloView parish
- Holy Trinity Mission, OchoboOchoboView parish
- Maria En’Ihotu Mission, IdekpaIdekpaView parish
- Mary Immaculate Mission, Aho-gboAho-gboView parish
- Our Lady of Divine Mercy Parish, AmpiaAmpiaView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes’ Mission, AidogodoAidogodoView parish
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, OjapoOjapoView parish
- SS John & Paul Parish, UgbokpoUgbokpoView parish
- SS Peter & Paul’s Parish, Ipole-OtukpaIpole-OtukpaView parish
- St. Andrew’s Mission, AuneAuneView parish
- St. Anthony’s Parish, OtukpoOtukpoView parish
- St. Augustine’s Parish, OtukpoOtukpoView parish
- St. Bernard’s Parish, OkpogaOkpogaView parish
- St. Bridget’s Parish, Aila-AgatuAila-AgatuView parish
- St. Charles Parish, AdokaAdokaView parish
- St. Edward’s Parish, OwukpaOwukpaView parish
- St. Fidelis’ Parish, Allan AkpaAllan AkpaView parish
- St. John Vianney’s Mission, AsaAsaView parish
- St. John’s Parish, IchamaIchamaView parish
- St. Joseph’s Parish, OrokamOrokamView parish
- St. Jude’s Parish, OtukpoOtukpoView parish
- St. Luke’s Parish, AmokeAmokeView parish
- St. Margaret of Scotland Mission, AwumeAwumeView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael Ekwoy Apochi
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The cathedral
St Francis' Cathedral, Otukpo stands in Otukpo, 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 Otukpo in Nigeria hosts the Roman Catholic Diocese of Otukpo (Latin: Otukpoën(us)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Abuja.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
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- Nigerian seminarian escapes unhurt
- Nigerian Seminarian Kelvin Ochai escapes from abductors
- Deep sorrow over the killing of Father Oyetoro; relief over the release of the seminarian kidnapped in Otukpo
- Seminarian Abducted from Bishop’s Residence in Nigeria
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
- Archbishop Martins comforts mourners
- Archbishop Martins comforts mourners
- CBCN – ASO ROCK ENCOUNTER 12 SALIENT POINTS & SOME RESPONSES
- CBCN – ASO ROCK ENCOUNTER12 SALIENT POINTS & SOME RESPONSES
- Nigerian Bishops Challenge Tinubu
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