Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja
Diocese of Ogoja Dioecesis Ogogiaensis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Location | ||
| Country | Coordinates 6°30′0″N 8°40′0″E / 6.50000°N 8.66667°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. | ||
The Diocese of Ogoja (
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
.
Its
.History
- Established on March 13, 1938 as Apostolic Prefecture of Calabar(now its Metropolitan)
- 1955.01.01: Promoted as Diocese of Ogoja/ Ogogiaën(sis) (Latin)
- On 1973.03.01 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Abakaliki.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 902,975 Catholics (32.5% of 2,779,037 total) on 12,557 km2 in 65 parishes with 99 priests (96 diocesan, 3 religious), 50 lay religious (3 brothers, 47 sisters) and 137 seminarians.
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Prefects of Ogoja
- Saint Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions(S.P.S.) (born Ireland) (1938 – retired 1939), died 1942; previously Founder of Saint Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions (1932.03.17)
- Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (born Ireland) (1939.11.10 – 1955.01.01 see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Ogoja
- Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. (see above 1955.01.01 – 1973.03.01), later Bishop of Abakaliki (Nigeria) (1973.03.01 – death 1983.02.19)
- (Nigeria) (2003.12.17 – retired 2013.02.02)
- Apostolic Administrator of Ogoja (2014.07.05 – 2017.04.09) while Bishop of Uyo(Nigeria) (2014.07.05 – ...)
- Donatus Edet Akpan (2017.04.09 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria
- Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
References
Sources and external links
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