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Diocese of Awka

Dioecesis Avkaensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 November 1977
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Onitsha
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 775 (299 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.M.B. 5021, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0803)36.54.966

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 November 1977ErectedArchdiocese of Onitsha (Awka, Njikoka, Aguata, and part of Oji River) Diocese of Awka (erected)
5 March 2020Territory LostDiocese of Awka (Aguata, Orumba North, and Orumba South) Diocese of Ekwulobia (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980226,741717,00031.6%41415,53023623ap1981
1990451,000917,00049.2%10841124,026106166ap1991
1999584,3401,112,92352.5%22322252,5977129109ap2000
2000599,8841,138,46752.7%21722192,7399133112ap2001
2001614,3401,168,75552.6%20222043,0119130115ap2002
2002628,7421,183,15753.1%20322053,0679143124ap2003
2003642,4901,235,46952.0%24562512,55913144128ap2004
2004658,0091,247,63752.7%26932722,41910129131ap2005
2006635,5951,277,99049.7%26572722,33614138137ap2007
2012797,1431,516,00052.6%31353182,50615152165ap2013
2015845,4271,688,03350.1%34883562,37417150173ap2016
2018881,4101,751,86250.3%388154032,18733225184ap2019
2020503,212991,10550.8%17251772,8437141106ap2021
2022299,346422,73070.8%26222641,13378109ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 8, and Page 9

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