Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt

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
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
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

• May 16, 1961: Established as Diocese of Port Harcourt from the Diocese of Owerri

Special churches

The diocesan cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt.

Bishops

• 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

• Patrick S. Eluke (2019-)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
• List of Roman Catholic churches in Port Harcourt

Sources

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy