Suffragan diocese Umuahia, Nigeria
Diocese of Umuahia
Umuahian(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Umuahia is a Latin Church diocese in Abia State, Nigeria, erected in 1958 from the Diocese of Owerri and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Owerri. Its bishop is Michael Kalu Ukpong, appointed diocesan bishop in November 2022.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 199,000
- Priests
- 156
- Territory
- 2,460 km²
Parishes and churches
66 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Mater Dei Cathedral, UmuahiaUmuahia · CathedralView parish
- All Saints Catholic Community, AbamAbamView parish
- All Saints Community, Ania OhafiaAnia OhafiaView parish
- Christ the King Chaplaincy, UmudikeUmudikeView parish
- Christ the King Community, World Bank Estate, UmuahiaUmuahiaMass times recorded
- Christ the King Parish, AbiribaAbiribaView parish
- Christ the King Parish, OfemeOfemeView parish
- Corpus Christi Parish, BendeBendeView parish
- Holy Cross Parish, OlokoroOlokoroView parish
- Holy Familys Community, Okpo IhechiowaOkpo IhechiowaView parish
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Ugba na NkataUgba na NkataMass times recorded
- Holy Trinity Community, UmudikeUmudikeView parish
- Holy Trinity Parish, NsirimoNsirimoView parish
- Holy Trinity Parish, OhuhuOhuhuView parish
- Immaculate Conception Seminary, AhiaekeAhiaekeView parish
- Madonna Hospital, UmuahiaUmuahiaView parish
- Maria Assumpta Parish, UmuoparaUmuoparaMass times recorded
- Maria Coronata Parish, OhafiaOhafiaView parish
- Mater Misericordiae Parish, IhechiowaIhechiowaView parish
- Sacred Heart Parish, AbamAbamView parish
- Sacred Heart Parish, UbakalaUbakalaView parish
- SS Michael & Gabriel Community, UgwuekeUgwuekeView parish
- SS. Peter and Paul Community, Umuawa OhuhuUmuawa OhuhuView parish
- St. Ambrose Community, UbakalaUbakalaView parish
- St. Anns Parish, Ahiaeke IbekuAhiaeke IbekuView parish
- St. Anthonys Community, AhabaAhabaView parish
- St. Anthonys Parish, AfaraAfaraView parish
- St. Anthonys Parish, Amaekpu OhafiaAmaekpu OhafiaView parish
- St. Anthonys Parish, UzuakoliUzuakoliView parish
- St. Brendans Parish, OlokoroOlokoroView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael Kalu Ukpong
- Born
- 15 December 1964
- Birthplace
- Amaekpu Ohafia
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia stands in Umuahia, 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
Centered on the city of Umuahia, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia (Latin: Umuahian(a)) once belonged to the Old Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha; today it forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Owerri in Nigeria, which was erected on 26 March 1994. A Bishop and Diocese of Umuahia also exist in the Church of Nigeria's Province of Aba.