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Archdiocese of Owerri Archidioecesis Overriensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Imo State |
Ecclesiastical province | Owerri |
Coordinates | 5°29′06″N 7°02′06″E / 5.48500°N 7.03500°E |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji |
Suffragans | Aba, Ahiara, Okigwe, Orlu, Umuahia |
Auxiliary Bishops | Moses Chikwe |
Bishops emeritus | Anthony J. V. Obinna |
Map | |
Imo State shown in red | |
Website | |
owarch.org.ng |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km2. 670,986 of the 1.7 million people in the area are member of the Catholic Church.