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    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in...
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    Catholics and Anglicans have the largest followings and Owerri is home to Assumpta Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin:...
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  • current list of Catholic archdioceses ordered by continent and country (for the Latin Church) and by liturgical rite (for the Eastern Catholic Churches)...
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  • for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos. Seat of Wisdom Seminary – Established in 1982; for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Seat of Wisdom Seminary...
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    Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In 2022, the present president of the CBCN is Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese. He followed on...
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    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha (Latin: Onitshan(us)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria...
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    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria. 8 November 1981: Established as Mission...
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  • As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses...
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    Anthony J.V. Obinna (category Roman Catholic archbishops of Owerri)
    Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Owerri from 26 March 1994 until 6 March 2022. Ordained...
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  • Gregory Ochiagha (category Roman Catholic bishops of Orlu)
    as the bishop of Orlu diocese. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu Bishops in the Catholic Church Catholic Church in Nigeria...
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    Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owerri (Archidioecesis...
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    March 2023), appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri in Owerri, Nigeria by Pope Francis, but he remains as interim...
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    Augustine Ndubueze Echema. He was a Monsignor in Owerri Archdiocese and a professor at Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) when, on December 27, 2019...
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    Harcourt from the Diocese of Owerri The diocesan cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt. Bishops of Port Harcourt Bishop Godfrey...
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    Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Annunciation of Ibadan, with see in Ibadan, Oyo state Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja...
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  • the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including...
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  • Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji (category People from Owerri)
    1952) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of the Latin Church archdiocese of Owerri in Imo State, Nigeria. In 2022...
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    finally Standard Igbo, in a 1999 lecture sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Owerri. Igbo (and its dialects) is the dominant language in the...
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  • Archdiocese of Alger Diocese of Constantine Diocese of Oran See also List of Catholic dioceses in Angola Archdiocese of Huambo Diocese of Benguela Diocese...
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    archbishop of York and former bishop of Jarrow 1969–1996 (d.): George Cockin, Rector of Bainton (until 1978) and former bishop of Owerri. George Eyles...
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    Christianity in Nigeria (category Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes from May 2014)
    Archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church are Abuja, Benin City, Calabar, Ibadan, Jos, Kaduna, Lagos, Onitsha, and Owerri. Cardinal Francis Arinze is a Roman Catholic...
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    Imo State (category States of Nigeria)
    a majority of the population (around 98%). Majority of Imo State residents are Christians. Catholics (2021) in the Archdiocese of Owerri (1948) with...
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  • Charles Heerey (category Roman Catholic bishops of Onitsha)
    Heerey succeeded Bishop Shanahan in what was to become the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria. He founded the Holy Rosary College, Enugu...
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    Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (category Nigerian Roman Catholic priests)
    1903 – 20 January 1964) was an Igbo Nigerian priest of the Catholic Church who worked in the Archdiocese of Onitsha and later became a Trappist monk at Mount...
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    great in wealth. The Archdioceses of the Catholic Church are: Abuja, Onitsha, Jos, Benin City, Calabar, Ibadan, Lagos, and Owerri. It has about 19 million...
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    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Idah (Latin: Idahin(us)) is a Latin suffragan diocese located in the city of Idah, Kogi State in the ecclesiastical province...
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    Christ the King College, Onitsha (category Roman Catholic secondary schools in Nigeria)
    finish original four-year tenure, June 2007. "Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha. Nigeria". Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha. Archived from the original on 20...
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  • Liberia. Founded in 1988, the school is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia. Located on Capitol Hill, the school has approximately...
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    Peter Okpaleke (category Roman Catholic bishops of Ekwulobia)
    consecration was held outside the Diocese, in the Major Seminary of Ulakwo in the Archdiocese of Owerri. Local clergy and parishioners objected to his appointment...
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    Anambra State (category States of Nigeria)
    1903 – died Leicester, England, 1964) – ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria; later a Cistercian monk at Mount Saint...
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