Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore} | |||
25 July 1889 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin | Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore} (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} | |||
16 April 1920 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore} | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} |
Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri | |||
9 July 1934 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri |
Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha | |||
12 February 1948 | Split | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha
Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri (Owerri and Owerri River) |
Archdiocese of Onitsha | |||
18 April 1950 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha | Archdiocese of Onitsha |
12 November 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Onitsha (Awgu, Udi, and Nsukka) | Diocese of Enugu (erected) |
10 November 1977 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Onitsha (Awka, Njikoka, Aguata, and part of Oji River) | Diocese of Awka (erected) |
9 November 2001 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Onitsha (Nnewi with Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ekwusigo, and Ihiala (except Uli)) | Diocese of Nnewi (erected) |
12 February 2023 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Onitsha (Local Government Areas: Anambra West & East, Oyi, and Ayamelum) | Diocese of Aguleri (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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Archdiocese of Onitsha | ||||||||||||
1950 | 139,390 | 1,250,000 | 11.2% | 58 | 53 | 111 | 1,255 | 40 | ap1951 | |||
1970 | 380,000 | 1,291,800 | 29.4% | 35 | 15 | 50 | 7,600 | 15 | 43 | 4 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 375,000 | 960,000 | 39.1% | 50 | 13 | 63 | 5,952 | 38 | 91 | 34 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 754,498 | 1,174,744 | 64.2% | 111 | 26 | 137 | 5,507 | 82 | 228 | 66 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 1,426,559 | 2,173,536 | 65.6% | 256 | 37 | 293 | 4,868 | 116 | 357 | 111 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 1,543,213 | 2,260,209 | 68.3% | 243 | 37 | 280 | 5,511 | 128 | 449 | 113 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 1,558,714 | .0% | 267 | 23 | 290 | 0 | 132 | 436 | 68 | ap2002* | ||
2002 | 1,072,127 | 1,608,190 | 66.7% | 243 | 22 | 265 | 4,045 | 77 | 412 | 75 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 1,094,873 | 1,648,395 | 66.4% | 261 | 28 | 289 | 3,788 | 109 | 420 | 77 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 1,373,660 | 2,060,490 | 66.7% | 265 | 34 | 299 | 4,594 | 119 | 410 | 85 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 1,761,000 | 2,642,000 | 66.7% | 304 | 32 | 336 | 5,241 | 133 | 597 | 151 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 1,913,423 | 2,870,133 | 66.7% | 340 | 27 | 367 | 5,213 | 153 | 569 | 160 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 2,141,900 | 3,142,460 | 68.2% | 471 | 41 | 512 | 4,183 | 129 | 702 | 183 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 2,133,231 | 4,266,462 | 50.0% | 360 | 37 | 397 | 5,373 | 132 | 633 | 184 | ap2022 | |
2022 | 2,215,025 | 4,060,880 | 54.5% | 528 | 20 | 548 | 4,042 | 84 | 702 | 189 | bul:12Feb2023 | |
2023 | 1,857,060 | 2,203,820 | 84.3% | 415 | 13 | 428 | 4,338 | 78 | 392 | 126 | bul:12Feb2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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