Diocese of Awgu Dioecesis Auguensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province |
Deaneries | 2 deaneries biz: Awgu Deanery and Oji Deanery |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Patron saint | St Michael the Archangel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | + John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye |
Vicar General | Very Rev Fr Cyprian Orji |
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Awgu (Dioecesis Auguensis) in Nigeria was created on July 5, 2005, when it was split off from the Diocese of Enugu. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. Its first bishop is John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye.[1] The St. Michael Archangel Parish Church in Awgu is the largest church in the diocese and will therefore become its cathedral.
The Diocese covers an area of 1,310 km2 of the Enugu State, covering the local government areas: Awgu, Agbogugu, Inyi, Ndeabor, Odume, Nenwe, Owelli and Oji Rivers (except the parish of Ukwuoba). Neighboring dioceses are Enugu to the north, Abakaliki to the east, Umuahia to the south and Awka to the west.
The total population in the diocese is 900,000, of which 560,000 are Roman Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 52 parishes.