Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt
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The Diocese of Port Harcourt (Latin: Portus Harcurten(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The episcopal see is Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Diocese of Port Harcourt is in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.
Diocese of Port Harcourt Dioecesis Portus Harcurtensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Rivers State |
Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
Deaneries | 8 deaneries |
Coordinates | 4°46′38″N 7°00′48″E / 4.77722°N 7.01333°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,850 km2 (8,440 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,521,429 218,412 (4.8%) |
Parishes | 159 |
Schools | 1 Tertiary Institution (CIWA), 1 Minor Seminary (Sacred Heart Seminary), 15 Secondary Schools and 44 Primary Schools |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | May 16, 1961 |
Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral in D-line, Port Harcourt |
Secular priests | 157 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh Bishop of Port Harcourt |
Auxiliary Bishops | Patrick Eluke |
Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Cyprian Onwuli |
Map | |
![]() Port Harcourt is located in Rivers State which is shown in red. | |
Website | |
www.catholicdioceseofportharcourt.org |
History
edit- May 16, 1961: Established as Diocese of Port Harcourt from the Diocese of Owerri
Special churches
editThe diocesan cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt.
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Port Harcourt
- Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. (1961.05.16 – 1970.03.07), appointed Bishop of Enugu
- Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi (1991.08.31 - 2009.05.04)
- Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (since 2009.05.04)
Auxiliary bishop
edit- Patrick S. Eluke (2019-)
See also
editSources
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