Archdiocese of Owerri
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Its suffragan dioceses are Aba, Ahiara, Okigwe, Orlu, and Umuahia. The archbishop is Anthony J. V. Obinna.
The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri.
The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km². 670,986 of the 1.7 million people in the area are member of the catholic church.
[edit] History
The diocese dates back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, which was created on February 12 1948 when the Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri was split. On April 18 1950 it was elevated to a diocese. On March 26 1994 it became an archdiocese.
