Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1981.11.06: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Abuja from the Diocese of Minna
• 1989.06.19: Promoted as Diocese of Abuja
• 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral in Abuja .

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Abuja (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan since 1994.03.26
• Bishops of Abuja (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (63) 1992.09.28 – 1994.03.26
  • Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1989.06.19 – 1992.09.28
• Ecclesiastical Superiors of Abuja (Roman rite)
  • Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1981.11.06 – 1989.06.19

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Idah
• Lafia
• Lokoja
• Makurdi
• Otukpo

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information