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Suffragan diocese Uyo, Nigeria

Diocese of Uyo

Uyoën(sis)

The Diocese of Uyo is a Latin Church diocese in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, erected in 1989 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Calabar. Its current ordinary is Bishop John Ebebe Ayah, who has led the see since 2014.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Christ the King Cathedral, in Uyo, Nigeria.

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Established
1989
Catholics
598,028
Priests
75
Territory
5,969 km²

Parishes and churches

84 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
John Ebebe Ayah
Born
10 December 1959
Birthplace
Buya

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The cathedral

Christ the King Cathedral stands in Uyo, 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

With its episcopal see at Uyo, the Diocese of Uyo (Latin: Uyoën(sis)) is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.