Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia

Diocese of Ekwulobia

Dioecesis Ekvulobianus
Coat of arms
Location
CountryNigeria
TerritoryAnambra State
Ecclesiastical provinceOnitsha
MetropolitanArchbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area675.8 km2 (260.9 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2020)
  • 984,415
  • 602,115
Parishes82
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 March 2020
CathedralSt. Joseph's Catholic Church
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopPeter Ebere Okpaleke

The Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Onitsha.

The first Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020.