Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Nsukka
latin=Dioecesis Nsukkanus
country=Nigeria
metropolitan=Onitsha
rite=Latin Rite
area= 3,792
population= 857,974
population_as_of=2004
catholics= 732,503
catholics_percent= 85.4
bishop=Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka {Latin: "Nsukkan(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Nsukka in the Ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.
History
* November 19, 1990: Established as Diocese of Nsukka from the Diocese of Enugu
pecial Churches
The Cathedral is St. Theresa’s Cathedral in Nsukka.
Leadership
* Bishops of Nsukka (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo (since November 19, 1990)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nsuk0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnsuk.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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