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Diocese of Ogoja

The Diocese of Ogoja () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedra is Saint Benedict Cathedral, dedicated to diocesan patron saint Saint Benedict, in the episcopal see of Ogoja, in Cross River State.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 902,975 Catholics (32.5% of 2,779,037 total) on 12,557&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> 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
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)
  • Joseph Edra Ukpo (first native incumbent) (1973.03.01 – 2003.12.17), succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Ogoja and Titular Bishop of Chullu (1971.04.24 – 1973.03.01); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria) (2003.12.17 – retired 2013.02.02)
  • John Ebebe Ayah (2006.10.14 – 2014.07.05), stayed on a while as 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.

Deaneries

  • Abuochiche
  • Agbokim
  • Bansara
  • Edor
  • Idum
  • Ikom
  • Kakwagom
  • Obubra
  • Obudu
  • Ogoja
  • Okuku
  • Ohong
  • Sankwala
  • Ugep
  • Wanakom
  • Wula

See also

References

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