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. John the Evangelist, Ivue, UromiUromiView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, IguebenIguebenView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Okaigben - EwohimiOkaigben - EwohimiView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ujabhole-IrruaUjabhole-IrruaView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, UjiogbaUjiogbaView parish
- St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church, Ukpoke-Inemen UgbohaUkpoke-Inemen UgbohaView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, IboreIboreView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, IruekpenIruekpenView parish
- St. Matthew Catholic Church, EidenuEidenuView parish
- St. Matthew Catholic Church, UgbegunUgbegunView parish
- St. Matthias Catholic Church, EwohimiEwohimiView parish
- St. Michael Catholic Church, IbhioluluIbhioluluView parish
- St. Patrick Catholic Church(Chaplaincy), Ambrose Alli University, EkpomaEkpomaView parish
- St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ebhoiyi, UromiUromiView parish
- St. Patrick Catholic Church, UrohiUrohiView parish
- St. Patrick Catholic Church,EbudinEbudinView parish
- St. Peter Catholic Church, EwossaEwossaView parish
- St. Raymond Catholic Church, Uwalor OkeUwalor OkeView parish
- St. Theresa Catholic Church, Ukoni, UromiUromiView parish
- St. Thomas Catholic Church, Idunwele-EwuIdunwele-EwuView parish
- Stella Maris Catholic Church, Abia, IruekpenIruekpenView 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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