Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki

Diocese of Abakaliki Dioecesis Abakalikiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Statistics
Area	5,953 km2 (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
Bishop	Michael Okoro

The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese in 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. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Onitsha

External links

• Diocese of Abakaliki / catholic- hierarchy.com

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