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Diocese of Ekwulobia

Dioecesis Ekvulobianus
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Ekwulobia
Coat of arms
Location
CountryNigeria
TerritoryAnambra State
Ecclesiastical provinceOnitsha
MetropolitanArchbishop of Onitsha
Statistics
Area675.8 km2 (260.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
984,415
602,115
Parishes82
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 March 2020
CathedralSt. Joseph's Catholic Church
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Ebere Okpaleke

The Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Onitsha.

The first Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020.[1]

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