Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Ekwulobia | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Ekvulobianus |
Country: | Nigeria |
Territory: | Anambra State |
Metropolitan: | Archbishop of Onitsha |
Area Km2: | 675.8 |
Population: | 984,415 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Catholics: | 602,115 |
Parishes: | 82 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 5 March 2020 |
Cathedral: | St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
Bishop: | Peter Ebere Okpaleke |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
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.