The Diocese of Uyo (Latin: Uyoën(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its episcopal see is Uyo. The Diocese of Uyo is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.
Diocese of Uyo Dioecesis Uyoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Portions of Akwa Ibom State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
| Coordinates | 5°1′23.63″N 7°55′26″E / 5.0232306°N 7.92389°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,969 km2 (2,305 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,779,856 598,028 (33.6%) |
| Parishes | 72 |
| Congregations | 5 female; 3 male |
| Schools | 5 secondary schools |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 4, 1989 |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral in Uyo |
| Secular priests | 75 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop John Ebebe Ayah |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem |
| Map | |
 Uyo is located in Akwa Ibom State which is shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.CatholicDioceseofUyo.org | |
History edit
- July 4, 1989: Established as Diocese of Uyo from the Diocese of Calabar
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- Bishops of Uyo
- Bishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (July 4, 1989 - February 2, 2013), elevated to Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar, the Metropolitan See, by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, February 2, 2013[1]
- Bishop John Ebebe Ayah (Jul 5, 2014 -)
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