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Archdiocese of Onitsha
Archidioecesis Onitshanus
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Anambra State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Onitsha |
| Subdivisions | Nnobi Region, Onitsha Region, Dunukofia Region, Iyiowa Region |
| Headquarters | Onitsha |
| Coordinates | 6°9′59.9472″N 6°46′59.9226″E / 6.166652000°N 6.783311833°E / 6.166652000; 6.783311833 |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,060,490 1,373,660 (66.7%) |
| Parishes | 196 |
| Schools | 123 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1950.04.18 |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Basilica |
| Secular priests | 544 |
| Language | Igbo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Valerian Okeke |
| Suffragans | Abakaliki, Aguleri, Awgu, Awka, Enugu, Ekwulobia, Nnewi, Nsukka |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Okafor |
| Episcopal Vicars | Victor Mbanisi, Emmanuel Egwuoba, Aloysius Ikekwe, JohnBosco Ezika. |
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 Anambra State is shown in red | |
| Website | |
| Onitsha-Archdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha (Latin: Onitshan(us)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical provinceofOnitshainAnambra State, Nigeria.
On 25 July 1889, the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Niger was established out of an area that previously formed part of the larger Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast.
On 16 April 1920, the Prefecture was promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nigeria. On 9 July 1934, the Vicariate was renamed from Southern Nigeria to Onitsha-Owerri. On 12 February 1948, the Vicariate was renamed again to its present name of Onitsha.
On 18 April 1950, the Vicariate was promoted to a Metropolitan See.
The seat of the archbishop is the Holy Trinity Basilica in Onitsha.
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