Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Nnewi | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Nneviensis |
Country: | Nigeria |
Territory: | northern portion of Anambra State including these local government areas: Nnewi North and Nnewi South, Ekwusigo and Ihiala (minus Uli and Amorka) |
Province: | Onitsha |
Metropolitan: | Archbishop of Onitsha |
Coordinates: | 6.0197°N 6.9147°W |
Area Km2: | 662 |
Area Sqmi: | 225 |
Population: | 687,453 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 458,302 |
Catholics Percent: | 66.7 |
Parishes: | 100 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Established: | 28 November 2001 |
Priests: | 205 |
Bishop: | Most Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Map: | Nigeria Anambra State map.png |
Website: | www.nnewicathdiocese.org |
Footnotes: | [1] |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nnewi (Latin: Nnevien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nnewi in the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption in Nnewi.