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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha (Latin: Onitshan(us)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria.
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Archdiocese of Onitsha Archidioecesis Onitshanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Anambra State |
Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
Subdivisions | Nnobi Region, Onitsha Region, Dunukofia Region, Iyiowa Region |
Headquarters | Onitsha |
Coordinates | 6°9′59.9472″N 6°46′59.9226″E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,060,490 1,373,660 (66.7%) |
Parishes | 196 |
Schools | 123 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1950.04.18 |
Cathedral | Holy Trinity Basilica |
Secular priests | 544 |
Language | Igbo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Valerian Okeke |
Suffragans | Abakaliki, Aguleri, Awgu, Awka, Enugu, Ekwulobia, Nnewi, Nsukka |
Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Okafor |
Episcopal Vicars | Victor Mbanisi, Emmanuel Egwuoba, Aloysius Ikekwe, JohnBosco Ezika. |
Map | |
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Website | |
Onitsha-Archdiocese.org |
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