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.
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- 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.
- St. Peters Parish, UmuakoUmuakoView parish
- St. Theresas Parish, ArochukwuArochukwuView parish
- St. Theresas Parish, UmuahiaUmuahiaView parish
- St. Thomas Aquinas Chaplaincy, UmudikeUmudikeView parish
- St. Thomas Parish, Amuvi, ArochukwuArochukwuMass times recorded
- Stella Maris Community, Mission Hill, UmuahiaUmuahiaView 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.