Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki

For the Diocese of Abakaliki in the Church of Nigeria, see Anglican Province of Enugu.

Diocese of Abakaliki Dioecesis Abakalikiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Ecclesiastical province	Onitsha
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area	5,953 km^2 (2,298 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,769,000 374,680 (21.2%)
Parishes	74
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Secular priests	90
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (1973–1983)
• Michael Nnachi Okoro (1983–2021)
• Peter Nworie Chukwu (2021–present)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Michael Nnachi Okoro[1] (1977–1983), appointed Bishop here

External links

• Diocese of Abakaliki / catholic- hierarchy.com
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki official website
• GCatholic.org page for this diocese

6.3480°N 8.0798°E / 6.3480; 8.0798

References

1. "Ebonyi youths beat up Catholic priest over cassava farm". Vanguard News. 8 October 2020.