Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
Diocese of Abakaliki Dioecesis Abakalikiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Onitsha |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,953 km2 (2,298 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 74 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Secular priests | 90 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Nworie Chukwu |
| 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.