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Date | Event | From | To |
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10 November 1977 | Erected | Archdiocese of Onitsha (Awka, Njikoka, Aguata, and part of Oji River) | Diocese of Awka (erected) |
5 March 2020 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Awka (Aguata, Orumba North, and Orumba South) | Diocese of Ekwulobia (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1980 | 226,741 | 717,000 | 31.6% | 41 | 41 | 5,530 | 2 | 36 | 23 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 451,000 | 917,000 | 49.2% | 108 | 4 | 112 | 4,026 | 10 | 61 | 66 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 584,340 | 1,112,923 | 52.5% | 223 | 2 | 225 | 2,597 | 7 | 129 | 109 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 599,884 | 1,138,467 | 52.7% | 217 | 2 | 219 | 2,739 | 9 | 133 | 112 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 614,340 | 1,168,755 | 52.6% | 202 | 2 | 204 | 3,011 | 9 | 130 | 115 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 628,742 | 1,183,157 | 53.1% | 203 | 2 | 205 | 3,067 | 9 | 143 | 124 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 642,490 | 1,235,469 | 52.0% | 245 | 6 | 251 | 2,559 | 13 | 144 | 128 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 658,009 | 1,247,637 | 52.7% | 269 | 3 | 272 | 2,419 | 10 | 129 | 131 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 635,595 | 1,277,990 | 49.7% | 265 | 7 | 272 | 2,336 | 14 | 138 | 137 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 797,143 | 1,516,000 | 52.6% | 313 | 5 | 318 | 2,506 | 15 | 152 | 165 | ap2013 | |
2015 | 845,427 | 1,688,033 | 50.1% | 348 | 8 | 356 | 2,374 | 17 | 150 | 173 | ap2016 | |
2018 | 881,410 | 1,751,862 | 50.3% | 388 | 15 | 403 | 2,187 | 33 | 225 | 184 | ap2019 | |
2020 | 503,212 | 991,105 | 50.8% | 172 | 5 | 177 | 2,843 | 7 | 141 | 106 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 299,346 | 422,730 | 70.8% | 262 | 2 | 264 | 1,133 | 7 | 8 | 109 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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