Diocese of Ideato | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | a portion of Imo State |
Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Province of Owerri |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Owerri |
Coordinates | 5°52′19″N 7°11′22″E / 5.87194°N 7.18944°E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2016) 615,241,167 |
Parishes | 19 |
Churches | 64 |
Members | 341,267,123 |
Information | |
Denomination | Anglican Communion |
Established | July 12, 1999 |
Cathedral | Saint Peter's Cathedral in Arondizuogu |
Secular priests | 210 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Rt Rev'd. Henry Okeke |
Archdeacons | 11 |
Map | |
Ideato North is located in Imo State shown in red. | |
Website | |
www.dioceseofideato.org |
The Anglican Diocese of Ideato[1][2][3] is one[4] of twelve within the Anglican Province of Owerri, Nigeria. It is one of the fourteen provinces within the Church of Nigeria.[5][6] The diocese was created out of the then Okigwe-Orlu Diocese[7][8] in 1999. The current bishop is Henry Okeke;[9][10] he was translated from Mbamili in 2020.[11]