Diocese of Abakaliki

Diocese of Abakaliki

*Dioecesis Abakalikiensis*
Diocese of Abakaliki; Dioecesis Abakalikiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Ecclesiastical province	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area	6,342 km2 (2,449 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 2,470,250; 664,200 (26.9%);
Parishes	179
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Theresa Cathedral in Abakaliki
Secular priests	201
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vacant
Apostolic Administrator	Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo
Bishops emeritus	Michael Nnachi Okoro
Website
	www.AbakalikiDiocese.org

The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese with its headquarters in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop.

There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

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