Diocese of Port Harcourt Dioecesis Portus Harcurtensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Rivers State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
| Deaneries | 11 deaneries |
| Coordinates | 4°46′38″N7°00′48″E / 4.77722°N 7.01333°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,850 km2 (8,440 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 170 |
| Schools | 1 Tertiary Institution (CIWA), Bishop Okoye Memorial Spiritual Year Seminary, Kpean, Khana LGA, 1 Minor Seminary (Sacred Heart Seminary, Rumuibekwe), 15 Secondary Schools and 44 Primary Schools |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 16, 1961 |
| Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral in D-line, Port Harcourt |
| Secular priests | 175 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | [[]] |
| Apostolic Administrator | Bishop Patrick Eluke |
| Bishops emeritus | Camillus Archibong Etokudoh |
| Map | |
| Port Harcourt is located in Rivers State which is shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.catholicdioceseofportharcourt.org | |
The Diocese of Port Harcourt (Latin : Portus Harcurten(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The episcopal see is Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Diocese of Port Harcourt is in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.
The diocesan cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt.