Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu

Diocese of Awgu Dioecesis Auguensis
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, Nnenwe, 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.