Episcopal Vicar
One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
Very Rev. Fr. Benedict Okike
Address: Christ the King Parish, World Bank Housing Estate, Umuahia
Phone: 08095452002
Email:benokike@gmx.de
Very Rev. Fr. Innocent Ekeagwu SMMM
Address: Sons of Mary Generalate,
Afaraukwu Umuahia
Very Rev. Fr. Augustine Kanu
Holy Cross Parish, Olokoro
P. O. Box 908 Umuahia
Date: 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10
The Silver Jubilee celebration of the Dedication of Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia, be on the 10th of December 2025, beginning with the evening Vespers and gala night on Tuesday 9th December 2025.
The Diocese of Umuahia was erected on June 23, 1958 with Most Rev. Anthony Gogo Nwaedo C.S.Sp. as its first Bishop and Most Rev Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji as the second Bishop. The diocese was carved out from the then Diocese of Owerri. Since its inception, two other dioceses: Okigwe (1981) and Aba (1990) have been excised from it. Its present area of about 2,460.40km2 spans six Local Government Areas: Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ikwuano, Bende, Ohafia and Arochukwu.
