Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt

4°46′38″N 7°00′48″E / 4.77722°N 7.01333°E / 4.77722; 7.01333StatisticsArea21,850 km² (8,440 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
4,521,429
218,412 (4.8%)Parishes159Schools1 Tertiary Institution (CIWA), 1 Minor Seminary (Sacred Heart Seminary), 15 Secondary Schools and 44 Primary SchoolsInformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedMay 16, 1961CathedralCorpus Christi Cathedral in D-line, Port HarcourtSecular priests157Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopMost Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh
Bishop of Port HarcourtAuxiliary BishopsPatrick ElukeVicar GeneralRev. Msgr. Cyprian OnwuliMap
Port Harcourt is located in Rivers State which is shown in red.Websitewww.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.

History

• May 16, 1961: Established as Diocese of Port Harcourt from the Diocese of Owerri

Special churches

The diocesan cathedral is Corpus Christi Cathedral located in D-line, Port Harcourt.

Bishops

• Bishops of Port Harcourt
  • Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. (1961.05.16 – 1970.03.07), appointed Bishop of Enugu
  • Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi (1991.08.31 - 2009.05.04)
  • Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (since 2009.05.04)

Auxiliary bishop

• Patrick S. Eluke (2019-)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
• List of Roman Catholic churches in Port Harcourt

Sources

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy