Diocese of Okigwe Dioecesis Okigwensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	a portion of Imo State
Ecclesiastical province	Owerri
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Owerri
Coordinates	5°28′59″N 7°33′00″E / 5.48306°N 7.55000°E / 5.48306; 7.55000
Statistics
Area	1,824 km2 (704 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,001,838 823,483 (41.1%)
Parishes	105
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	January 24, 1981
Cathedral	Saint Mary's Cathedral in Okigwe
Secular priests	320 (311 diocesan, 9 religious)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu
Map
Okigwe is located in Imo State shown in red.
Website
www.okigwediocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Okigwe (Latin: Okigwen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Okigwe, Imo State in the ecclesiastical province of Owerri in Nigeria.

As at 2016, the diocese has 43 missions, 219 lay religious (33 brothers, 186 sisters), and 198 seminarians.^[1]

History

• January 24, 1981: Established as Diocese of Okigwe from the Diocese of Umuahia

Special churches

The Cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Okigwe.

Leadership

• Bishops of Okigwe
  • Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu (January 24, 1981 – April 22, 2006)
  • Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu (since April 22, 2006)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

References

External links

• Official website of the Diocese of Okigwe
• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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