Suffragan diocese Uromi, Nigeria
Diocese of Uromi
Uromien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Uromi is a Latin Church diocese in Edo State, Nigeria, erected in 2005 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Benin City. Its bishop is Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A., appointed in 2014.
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- Established
- 2005
- Catholics
- 119,738
- Priests
- 97
- Territory
- 2,800 km²
Parishes and churches
51 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Anthony Cathedral, UromiUromi · CathedralView parish
- Annunciation Catholic Church, IrruaIrruaView parish
- Christ the King Catholic Church, EbelleEbelleView parish
- Christ the King Catholic Church, OpojiOpojiView parish
- Church of Ascension, EkekhenEkekhenView parish
- Church of the Nativity, UhieleUhieleView parish
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church, EmialaEmialaView parish
- Holy Family Catholic Church, Usugbenu-IrruaUsugbenu-IrruaView parish
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church, EgbeleEgbeleView parish
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church, EwuEwuView parish
- Mary the Queen Catholic Church, ArueArueView parish
- Mary the Queen Catholic Church, EkpomaEkpomaView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes, IdigunIdigunView parish
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, EmuhiEmuhiView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Atani-UromiAtani-UromiView parish
- St Ambrose Catholic Church, EmaudoEmaudoView parish
- St Theresa Catholic Church, UkpenuUkpenuView parish
- St. Andrew Catholic Church, EmuEmuView parish
- St. Anselm Catholic Church, IrruaIrruaView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, EwattoEwattoView parish
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, IllushiIllushiView parish
- St. Benedict Catholic Church, UbiajaUbiajaView parish
- St. Denis Catholic Church, UgbohaUgbohaView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church, Eguare-OhorduaEguare-OhorduaView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church, Uroh UzeaUroh UzeaView parish
- St. Gabriel Catholic Church, IhumudumuIhumudumuView parish
- St. Gregory Catholic Church,EkpomaEkpomaView parish
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Uzegua-Efandion UromiUzegua-Efandion UromiView parish
- St. John Catholic Church, Idumabi-IrruaIdumabi-IrruaView parish
- St. John Catholic Church, OgwaOgwaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun
- Born
- 12 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Sapele
- Institute
- ORDINE DI S. AGOSTINO (AGOSTINIANI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua, Uromi stands in Uromi, 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
Created on 14 December 2005 out of territory taken from the Archdiocese of Benin City, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi (Dioecesis Uromiensis) is a Latin Church diocese in Nigeria. Augustine Obiora Akubeze served as its first bishop, and its seat is the Cathedral of St Anthony of Padua in Uromi, Edo State. The canonical erection of the diocese, together with the episcopal ordination of its bishop, took place on Saturday, February 25, 2006.
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- 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
Filed by the see itself
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- UROMI DIOCESE GETS THREE NEW PRIESTS
- Pope Leo XIV visits San Marino
- Cardinal Ernest Simoni marks 70 years of priesthood
- Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) harmonises Mothers’ Day
- Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu funeral held at St Theresa Cathedral Abakaliki
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