| Diocese of Abakaliki Dioecesis Abakalikiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,953 km2 (2,298 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,769,000 374,680 (21.2%) |
| Parishes | 74 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Secular priests | 90 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Michael Okoro |
The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March, 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Onitsha