
Geographical area: 2,968 sq. km
Total population: 2,214,500
Catholics: 1,476,332
Parishes: 120
Diocesan Priests: 363
Seminarians: 230
Religious Men: 100
Religious Women: 494
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We
have 4 Episcopal Regions:
1.
Onitsha (Episcopal vicar: Rev. Fr. Denis Sokei)
2.
Ogidi (Episcopal vicar: Rev. Fr. John Uzuakpundu)
3.
Aguleri (Episcopal vicar: Rev. Fr. Josephat Nzekwesi)
4.
Iyiowa-Odekpe (Episcopal vicar: Rev. Fr. John Okeke)

We
have 20 Deaneries
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DEANERY
ONE
Holy
Trinity Cathedral, Onitsha
Sacred
Heart Parish, Onitsha
St.
Theresa's Parish, Mba Farm
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DEANERY TWO
St. Joseph's Parish,
Onitsha
St. John's Parish,
Onitsha
Christ the King's
Parish, Onitsha
Our Lady of Fatima's
Parish, Onitsha
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DEANERY THREE
St. Mary's Parish,
Onitsha
Holy Spirit's Parish,
Onitsha
St. Charles Borromeo's
Parish, Onitsha
St. Charles Borromeo
Hospital Chaplaincy, Onitsha |
DEANERY FOUR
Ss. John & Paul,
Awada
St Peter the Apostle's
Parish, Ugwuagba
Army
Chaplaincy, Onitsha |
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DEANERY
FIVE
St.
Jude the Apostle's Parish, Onitsha
St,
Michael the Archangel's Parish, Onitsha
Immaculate
Heart of Mary's Parish, Onitsha
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DEANERY
SIX
St.
Gregory's Parish, Iyiowa-Odekpe
St.
Patrick's Parish, Odekpe
St.
Peter & Paul's Parish, Nkutaku |
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DEANERY
SEVEN
St.
Charles Lwanga's Parish, New Haven
St.
Patrick's Parish, New Haven
St.
Raphael's Parish, Anumudu |
DEANERY
EIGHT
Kristi
bu Chukwu Parish, Ogwuikpele
Chukwu
bu Eze Parish, Ossomala
St.
Joseph the Worker's Parish, Atani |
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DEANERY
NINE
Holy
Cross' Parish, Nkpor
Holy
Family's Parish, Akuzo-Nkpor |
DEANERY
TEN
All
Saints' Parish, Nkpor
St.
Theresa's Shrine, Nkpor
St.
Edmund's Parish, Nkpor |
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DEANERY
ELEVEN
St.
Augustine's Parish, Nkpor
St.
Anthony's Parish, Nkpor
St.
Albert the Great's Parish, Odume-Obosi |
DEANERY
TWELVE
Most
Holy Name of Mary's Parish, Abatete
St.
Dominic's Parish, Abatete
St.
Martin of Tours' Parish, Abatete
St.
Joseph's Parish, Odida-Abatete
St.
Michael's Parish, Abacha
St.
Edward's Parish, Eziowelle
St.
Paul's Parish, Ideani |
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DEANERY
THIRTEEN
St.
Anthony's Parish, Umudioka-Dunukofia
St.
Gabriel's Parish, Umunnachi
Holy
Trinity Parish, Ogidi
Our
Lady of Assumption's Parish, Ogidi
St.
Vincent's Parish, Ogidi |
DEANERY
FOURTEEN
St.
Joseph's Parish, Oraukwu
St.
Mary's Parish, Alor
St.
Mary's Parish, Nnokwa
Madonna
Parish, Nnobi
St.
Joseph's Parish, Awka Etiti
Holy
Family Parish, Awka Etiti
St.
Theresa's Parish, Nnobi |
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DEANERY
FIFTEEN
Our
Lady of Seven Sorrows' Parish, Umuoji
St.
Francis' Parish, Umuoji
St.
Dominic's Parish, Uke
St.
Odilia's Parish, Ojoto.Uno
St.
Alphonsus' Parish, Nkpor |
DEANERY
SIXTEEN
St.
Paul's Parish, Ojoto-Obofia
St.
John's Parish, Oba
St.
Joseph's Parish, Awkuzu-Oba
St.
John's Parish, Akwu-Ukwu
St.
Theresa's Parish, Obosi
St.
John Bosco Centre Chaplaincy |
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DEANERY
SEVENTEEN
St.
Joseph's Parish, Aguleri
St.
Paul's Parish, Aguleri-Otu
St.
Augustine's Parish, Umuoba-Anam
St.
Theresa's Parish, Umueze-Anam
Our
Lady of Victory's Parish, Umuleri
St.
John the Baptist's Parish, Nsugbe
Nwafor
Orizu College of Education Chaplaincy, Nsugbe |
DEANERY
EIGHTEEN
St.
Theresa's Parish, Umunya
Sacred
Heart Parish, Nteje
St.
Raphael's Parish, Awkuzu
St.
Vincent's Parish, Ogbunike
St.
Stephen's Parish, Ogbamgba-Ogbunike
St.
William's Parish, Nkwelle-Ezunaka |
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DEANERY
NINETEEN
St.
Joan of Arc's Parish, Nando
St.
Anthony's Parish, Igbariam
Holy
Family Parish, Farm Settlement, Igbariam
St.
Anthony's Parish, Ifite-Ogwari
Christ
the King's Parish, Anaku
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DEANERY
TWENTY
Holy
Cross' Parish, Oroma Etiti
St.
Mary's Parish, Umudora Anam
St.
Mary's Parish, Nzam
Farm
Independent Station, Nzam
Our
Lady of Lourdes' Parish, Mmiata Anam
Holy
Trinity Parish, Ega-Oja (Olumbanasa) |
We
have 100 parishes:
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1. ABACHA :
St. Michael’s Parish, Abacha
Year founded: 2001
2.
ABATETE:
Most Holy Name of Mary Parish, Box 4,
Abatete.
Year founded: 1954
3. ABATETE
St. Dominic's Parish
Year founded:
4. ABATETE
St. Martin of Tours' Parish
Year founded:
5. ABATETE
St. Joseph's Parish, Odida
Year founded:
6.
AGULERI:
St. Joseph’s Parish, Box 54, Aguleri
Year founded: 1891
7. AGULERI
St. Francis' Parish, Ivite
Year founded:
8.
AGULERI-OTU:
St. Paul’s
Parish
Year founded: 1990
9.
AKWUKWU:
St. John
the Baptist's Parish
Year founded:
10.
ALOR:
St. Mary’s Parish, Box 10, Alor
Year founded: 1984
11.
ANAKU:
St.
Joseph's Parish
Year
founded:
12.
ANUMUDU:
St. Raphael
the Archangel’s Parish
Year founded: 1994
13.
ATANI:
St. Joseph the Worker's Parish
Year founded: 1989
14.
AWKA-ETITI:
St. Joseph’s Parish, Box 66, Awka Etiti
Year founded: 1978
15.
AWKA-ETITI:
Holy
Family Parish
Year
founded:
16.
AWKUZU:
St. Raphael’s Parish, P.O. Box 44, Awkuzu
Year founded: 1965
17.
AWKUZU:
St.
Patrick's Parish
Year
founded:
18.
AWKUZU:
St.
Catherine's Parish
Year
founded:
19. EGA
OJA:
Holy Trinity Parish
(Orumbanasa)
Year founded:
20.
EZIOWELLE:
St. Edward’s Parish
Year founded: 1981
21.
IDEANI:
St. Paul’s Parish
Year founded:
Parish Priest: Fr. John Bosco Okafor
22. IFITE
OGWARI:
St. Anthony’s Parish
Year founded:
23.
IGBAKWU:
St.
Mary's Parish
Year
founded:
24.
IGBARIAM:
St. Anthony’s Parish
Year founded: 1981
25.
IGBARIAM:
Holy
Family Parish, Farm settlement
Year
founded:
26. IYIOWA-ODEKPE
St. Gregory’s Parish
Year founded: 1987
27. MBA FARM
St. Theresa’s Parish
Year founded:
28.
MMIATA-ANAM:
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Year founded: 1972
29. NANDO
St. Joan of Arc Parish
Year founded: 1993
30. NKPOR
All Saints’ Parish
Year founded: 1995
31. NKPOR
St. Edmund’s Parish
Year founded:
32. NKPOR
St. Augustine’s Parish
Year founded:
33. NKPOR
Holy Cross Parish, P.O. Box 54,
Nkpor.
Year founded: 1981
34. NKPOR
Holy Family Parish
Year founded:
35. NKPOR
St. Anthony’s Parish
Year founded: 1994
36. NKPOR
Our Lady
of Assumption Parish
Year founded: 1995
37. NKPOR
St. Alphonsus’ Parish
Year founded: 1995
38.
NKPOR:
St.
Joseph's Parish, Enekwasumpu
Year
founded:
39. NKUTAKU (EAST NIGER LAYOUT)
SS Peter & Paul Parish, Box 1751, Onitsha
Year founded: 1981
40. NKWELLE EZUNAKA
St. William’s Parish, P.O. Box 37, Nkwelle
Ezunaka.
Year founded: 1978
41. NNOBI
Madonna Parish, Box 81, Nnobi
Year founded: 1966
42. NNOBI
St. Theresa’s Parish
Year founded: 1995
43.
NNOBI
St.
Theresa's Parish
Year
founded:
44. NNOKWA
St. Mary’s Parish
Year founded: 1948
45. NSUGBE
St. John the Baptist Parish
Year founded: 1981
46. NTEJE
Sacred Heart Parish
Year founded: 1946
47. NZAM
St. Mary’s Parish
Year founded: 1979
48. OBA
St. John’s Parish, P.O. Box 265,
Oba.
Year founded: 1978
49.
OBA
St.
Joseph's Parish, Awkuzu-Oba
Year
founded:
50. OBOSI
St. Theresa’s Parish, Box 230, Obosi
Year founded: 1958
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51. OBOSI
St. Albert the Great Parish,
Odume-Obosi
Year founded:
52.
OBOSI
St.
Peter the Apostle's Parish, Ugwuagba-Obosi
Year
founded:
53.
OBOSI
St.
John's Parish
Year
founded:
54.
OCHUCHE-UMUODU
St.
Mary's Parish
Year
founded:
55.
ODEKPE
St. Patrick’s Parish
Year founded:
56. OGIDI
Holy Trinity Parish, P.O. Box 27,
Ogidi.
Year founded:
57. OGIDI
Our Lady of Assumption Parish
Year founded:
58.
OGIDI
St.
Vincent's Parish
Year
founded:
59.
OGIDI
St.
Monica's Independent Station
Year
founded:
60. OGBUNIKE
St. Vincent’s Parish
Year founded: 1992
61.
OGBUNIKE
St.
Stephen's Parish, Ogbamgba
Year
founded:
62. OGWUIKPELE
Kristi bu Chukwu Parish
Year founded: 1988
63.
OJOTO
St. Paul’s Parish, P.O. Box 66,
Ojoto (Obofia).
Year founded: 1988
64.
OJOTO
St. Odilia’s Parish,
Ojoto-uno
Year founded: 1990
65. OMOR
Christ the King Parish
Year founded:
66. ONITSHA
Holy Trinity Cathedral, P.O. Box 411, Onitsha
Year founded: 1885
67. ONITSHA
St. Mary’s Parish, Box 476, Onitsha
Year founded: 1902
68. ONITSHA
Sacred Heart Parish, Box 393, Onitsha
Year founded: 1952
69.
ONITSHA
St.
Stephen's Parish, Housing Estate, 3-3
Year
founded:
70. ONITSHA
Immaculate Heart Parish, Box 2687, Onitsha
Year founded: 1961
71. ONITSHA
Christ the King Parish
Year founded: 1971
72.
ONITSHA
Immaculate
Conception Church, Woliwo
Year
founded:
73. ONITSHA
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Box 5517, Onitsha
Year founded: 1986
74.
ONITSHA
Our
Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Fegge
Year
founded:
75.
ONITSHA
St. Michael the Archangel Parish
Year founded: 1988
76. ONITSHA
St. John the Baptist Parish, Box 449, Onitsha
Year founded: 1988
77. ONITSHA
St. Jude the Apostle Parish, P.O. Box 10594, Onitsha
Year founded: 1987
78. ONITSHA
Holy Spirit Parish, Box 6572, Onitsha
Year founded: 1982
79. POPE’S PODIUM
SS John & Paul Parish, Awada
Year founded: 1983
80. ONITSHA
St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Box 2032, Onitsha
Year founded: 1991
81. ONITSHA
St.
Francis of Assisi Parish
Year
founded:
82.
ONITSHA
St. Joseph’s Parish
Year founded: 1993
83.
ONITSHA NEW HAVEN, OKPOKO
St. Charles Lwanga Parish
Year founded: 1980
84.
ONITSHA NEW HAVEN, OKPOKO
St Patrick’s Parish
Year founded:
85. ORAUKWU
St. Joseph’s Parish
Year founded: 1965
86. OROMA ETITI-ANAM
Holy Cross Parish
Year founded: 1983
87. OSSOMALA
Chukwu bu Eze Parish
Year founded: 1995
88.
UKE
St.
Dominic's Parish
Year founded:
1984
89. UMUDIOKA-DUNUKOFIA
St. Anthony’s Parish, P.O. Box 25, Umudioka
Year founded: 1940
90. UMUDORA ANAM
St. Mary’s Parish
Year founded:
91.
UMUERUM
St.
Mary's Parish
Year
founded:
92.
UMUEZE ANAMA
St.
Theresa's Parish
Year
founded:
93.
UMULERI
Our Lady of Victory Parish
Year founded: 1978
94. UMUNNACHI
St. Gabriel’s Parish, P.O. Box 45,
Umunnachi.
Year founded: 1990
95. UMUNYA
St. Theresa’s Parish, P.O. Box 88, Umunya
Year founded: 1988
96.
UMUMBO
St.
Theresa's Parish
Year
founded:
97. UMUOBA-ANAM
St. Augustine’s Parish, P.O. Box 1, Umuoba-Anam
Year founded: 1967
98. UMUOJI
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish, Box 6, Umuoji
Year founded: 1905
99. UMUOJI
St. Francis’ Parish
Year founded: 1992
100.
UMUOJI
Holy
Family Parish
Year
founded:
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