Diocese of Umuahia Dioecesis Umuahiana | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Metropolitan | Onitsha |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,460 km2 (950 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 884,209 199,000 (22.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Kalu Ukpong |
Auxiliary Bishops | Michael Kalu Ukpong |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia (Latin: Umuahian(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Umuahia. It was part of the Old Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha, but presently, it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Owerri, in Nigeria, which was erected on March 26, 1994 .