Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja
Roman Catholic diocese in Cross River State, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Ogoja (Latin: Ogogiaën(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Diocese of Ogoja Dioecesis Ogogiaensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Cross River State |
Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
Coordinates | 6°30′0″N 8°40′0″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,557 km2 (4,848 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,536,294 332,373 (21.6%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 1, 1955 |
Cathedral | Saint Benedict Cathedral in Ogoja |
Patron saint | Saint Benedict |
Secular priests | 67 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Donatus Edet Akpan |
Map | |
Ogoja is located in Cross River State which is shown here in red. |
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Its cathedra is Saint Benedict Cathedral, dedicated to diocesan patron saint Saint Benedict, in the episcopal see of Ogoja, in Cross River State.