Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City
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Archdiocese of Benin City Archidioecesis Urbis Beninensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Edo State |
| Coordinates | 6°20′27.5111″N 5°37′31.6146″E / 6.340975306°N 5.625448500°E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze |
| Suffragans | Auchi, Bomadi, Issele-Uku, Uromi, Warri |
| Bishops emeritus | Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. |
| Map | |
 Edo State map shown in red | |
| Website | |
| www.CatholicArchdioceseofBenin.com | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.
History
[edit]- 1884.05.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
- 1911.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Nigeria
- 1918.08.24: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria
- 1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Asaba-Benin
- 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Benin City
- 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Special churches
[edit]The seat of the archbishop is Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City.
Bishops
[edit]- Prefect Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)
- Fr. Carlo Zappa, S.M.A. 1911 – 1917
- Vicars Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)
- Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. 1918.08.24 – 1933.10.13
- Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1934.02.26 – 1939.06.13, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin; future Archbishop
- Vicar Apostolic of Asaba-Benin (Roman rite)
- Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1939.12.11 – 1950.04.18 see below
- Bishops of Benin City (Roman rite)
- Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. see above 1950.04.18 – 1973.07.05
- Bishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1973.07.05 – 1994.03.26 see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Benin City (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu see above 1994.03.26 – 2006.11.21
- Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S 2007.12.24 - 2010.05.31
- Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (since March 18, 2011)
Coadjutor Bishop
[edit]- Patrick Ebosele Ekpu (1971-1973)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia, appointed Bishop of Auchi in 2002
Suffragan Dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria
- Official website of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City Archived 2019-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Fides News Agency Acta of the Holy See
- Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria page for Benin City
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