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On 16 April 1920, the Prefecture was promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nigeria. On 9 July 1934, the Vicariate was renamed from Southern Nigeria to Onitsha-Owerri. On 12 February 1948, the Vicariate was renamed again to its present name of Onitsha.
On 18 April 1950, the Vicariate was promoted to a Metropolitan See.
Bishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. 21 May 1931 – 9 July 1934 see below
Vicar Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri
Bishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. see above 9 July 1934 – 12 February 1948 see below
Vicar Apostolic of Onitsha
Bishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. see above 12 February 1948 – 18 April 1950 see below
Archbishops of Onitsha
Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. see above 18 April 1950 – 26 June 1967
Archbishop Francis Arinze 1967.06.26 – 1985.03.09, already appointed Pro-Prefect of the Secretariat of Non-Christians in 1984; elevated to Cardinal in 1985
Archbishop Stephen Nweke Ezeanya 1985.03.09 – 1995.02.25
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, official website
Catholic-Hierarchy page about Onitsha
MOST REV. VALERIAN M. OKEKE – …Ut Vitam Habeant
January 01, 1970
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian February 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 070 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Arcidiocesi di Onitsha see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated it Arcidiocesi di Onitsha to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha Latin Onitshan us is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State Nigeria Archdiocese of OnitshaArchidioecesis OnitshanusCoat of armsLocationCountryNigeriaTerritoryAnambra StateEcclesiastical provinceOnitshaSubdivisionsNnobi Region Onitsha Region Dunukofia Region Iyiowa RegionHeadquartersOnitshaCoordinates6 9 59 9472 N 6 46 59 9226 E 6 166652000 N 6 783311833 E 6 166652000 6 783311833StatisticsPopulation Total Catholics as of 2004 2 060 4901 373 660 66 7 Parishes196Schools123InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteEstablished1950 04 18CathedralHoly Trinity BasilicaSecular priests544LanguageIgboCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopValerian OkekeSuffragansAbakaliki Aguleri Awgu Awka Enugu Ekwulobia Nnewi NsukkaVicar GeneralVery Rev Fr Johnbosco OkaforEpiscopal VicarsVictor Mbanisi Emmanuel Egwuoba Aloysius Ikekwe JohnBosco Ezika MapAnambra State is shown in redWebsiteOnitsha Archdiocese org Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Bishops 3 1 Coadjutor Bishops 3 2 Auxiliary Bishops 3 3 Other priests of this diocese who became bishops 4 Suffragan dioceses 5 Schools 6 See also 7 References 8 SourcesHistory editOn 25 July 1889 the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Niger was established out of an area that previously formed part of the larger Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast On 16 April 1920 the Prefecture was promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nigeria On 9 July 1934 the Vicariate was renamed from Southern Nigeria to Onitsha Owerri On 12 February 1948 the Vicariate was renamed again to its present name of Onitsha On 18 April 1950 the Vicariate was promoted to a Metropolitan See Special churches editThe seat of the archbishop is the Holy Trinity Basilica in Onitsha Bishops editPrefects Apostolic of Lower Niger Niger Inferiore Father Leon Alexander Lejeune C S Sp 23 May 1900 5 September 1905 Father Joseph Ignatius Shanahan C S Sp 20 September 1905 16 April 1920 see below Vicars Apostolic of Southern Nigeria Nigeria Meridionale Bishop Joseph Ignatius Shanahan C S Sp see above 16 April 1920 21 May 1931 Bishop Charles Heerey C S Sp 21 May 1931 9 July 1934 see below Vicar Apostolic of Onitsha Owerri Bishop Charles Heerey C S Sp see above 9 July 1934 12 February 1948 see below Vicar Apostolic of Onitsha Bishop Charles Heerey C S Sp see above 12 February 1948 18 April 1950 see below Archbishops of Onitsha Archbishop Charles Heerey C S Sp see above 18 April 1950 26 June 1967 Archbishop Francis Arinze 1967 06 26 1985 03 09 already appointed Pro Prefect of the Secretariat of Non Christians in 1984 elevated to Cardinal in 1985 Archbishop Stephen Nweke Ezeanya 1985 03 09 1995 02 25 Archbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna 1995 02 25 2003 09 01 Archbishop Valerian Okeke since 2003 09 01 Coadjutor Bishops edit Francis Arinze 1965 1967 did not have right of succession but was appointed Archbishop here future Cardinal Charles Heerey C S Sp 1927 1931 as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Albert Kanene Obiefuna 1994 1995 as Coadjutor Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke 2001 2003 as Coadjutor Archbishop Auxiliary Bishops edit John of the Cross Anyogu 1957 1962 appointed Bishop of Enugu Denis Chidi Isizoh 2015 2023 appointed Bishop of Aguleri Emmanuel Otteh 1990 1996 appointed Bishop of Issele Uku Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit Albert Kanene Obiefuna appointed Bishop of Awka in 1977 later returned here as Coadjutor Hilary Paul Odili Okeke appointed Bishop of Nnewi in 2001 Jude Thaddeus Okolo priest here 1983 2001 appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2008 Mark Onwuha Unegbu priest here 1944 1948 appointed Bishop of Owerri in 1970Suffragan dioceses editAbakaliki Aguleri Awgu Awka Ekwulobia Enugu Nnewi NsukkaSchools editQueen of the Rosary College Onitsha Regina Pacis Secondary Onitsha Mater Amabilis Secondary school Umuoji St KizitoSecondaryschool Umudioka St Charles College Onitsha Christ the king College Onitsha Michael Tansi Memorial Secondary School AguleriSee also editRoman Catholicism in NigeriaReferences editSources editGCatholic org Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha official website Catholic Hierarchy page about Onitsha MOST REV VALERIAN M OKEKE Ut Vitam Habeant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha amp oldid 1216553928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
