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 | 8 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 - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,521,429 218,412 (4.8%) |
Parishes | 159 |
Schools | 1 Tertiary Institution (CIWA), 1 Minor Seminary (Sacred Heart Seminary), 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 | 157 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh Bishop of Port Harcourt |
Auxiliary Bishops | Patrick Eluke |
Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Cyprian Onwuli |
Map | |
![]() Port Harcourt is located in Rivers State which is shown in red. | |
Website | |
www.catholicdioceseofportharcourt.org |
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