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Archdiocese of Onitsha Archidioecesis Onitshanus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Anambra State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
| Subdivisions | Nnobi Region, Onitsha Region, Dunukofia Region, Iyiowa Region |
| Headquarters | Onitsha |
| Coordinates | 6°9′59.9472″N 6°46′59.9226″E / 6.166652000°N 6.783311833°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,060,490 1,373,660 (66.7%) |
| Parishes | 196 |
| Schools | 123 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1950.04.18 |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Basilica |
| Secular priests | 544 |
| Language | Igbo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Valerian Okeke |
| Suffragans | Abakaliki, Aguleri, Awgu, Awka, Enugu, Ekwulobia, Nnewi, Nsukka |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Okafor |
| Episcopal Vicars | Victor Mbanisi, Emmanuel Egwuoba, Aloysius Ikekwe, JohnBosco Ezika. |
| Map | |
 Anambra State is shown in red | |
| Website | |
| Onitsha-Archdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha (Latin: Onitshan(us)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria.