Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi

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The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Uromi (Dioecesis Uromiensis) in Nigeria was created on December 14, 2005, when it was split off from the Archdiocese of Benin City. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Benin City. Its first bishop is Augustine Obiora Akubeze. The St Anthony of Padua church in Uromi was selected tpo be its cathedral.

The diocese covers an area of 2,800 km² of the Edo State, covering the local government areas Esan West, Esan Central, Inyi, Esan North-East, Esan South-East and Igueben. Neighboring dioceses are Auchi to the north, Issele-Uku to the south and Benin City to the west.

The total population in the diocese is 780,000, of which 102,045 are catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 15 parishes.