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Suffragan diocese Warri, Nigeria

Diocese of Warri

Varrien(sis)

The Diocese of Warri is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Delta State, Nigeria, erected in 1964 and part of the ecclesiastical province of Benin City. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido was appointed bishop in 2022.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Warri, Nigeria.

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Established
1964
Catholics
106,298
Priests
151
Territory
15,000 km²

Parishes and churches

302 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
Anthony O. Ewherido

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The cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Warri, 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

In Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri (Latin: Varrien(sis)) has its seat in the city of Warri and forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Benin City.