Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia
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The Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Onitsha.
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Diocese of Ekwulobia Dioecesis Ekvulobianus | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Anambra State |
Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Onitsha |
Statistics | |
Area | 675.8 km2 (260.9 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 984,415 602,115 |
Parishes | 82 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 March 2020 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Ebere Okpaleke |
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The first Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020.[1]