Diocesan Overview
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.
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1. |
ADVENT OF MISSIONARIES |
1916 |
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2. |
THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL PRIEST |
1918 |
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3. |
BLESSING OF THE FIRST CHURCH BUILDING |
1929 |
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4. |
BECOME A PASTORAL ZONE |
23RD JUNE 1958 |
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5. |
CREATED AS A DIOCESE |
2ND APRIL 1990 |
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6. |
FIRST BISHOP |
MOST REV. DR. V. V. EZEONYIA C.S.Sp |
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7. |
SECOND BISHOP |
MOST REV. PROF. AUGUSTINE NDUBUEZE ECHEMA |
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8. |
FIRST SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE “TRUE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY” |
MAY 29TH – JUNE 3RD 2001 |
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9. |
SECOND SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE “BE RECONCILED” (2 Cor. 5:20) |
MAY 21ST – 27TH 2012. |
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10. |
DEDICATION OF THE CATHEDRAL |
DECEMBER 14TH 2002 |
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11. |
PATRON OF THE DIOCESE |
CHRIST THE KING |
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12. |
NUMBER OF PARISHES |
93 |
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13. |
NUMBER OF DIOCESAN PRIESTS |
277 |
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14. |
NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS PRIESTS |
18 |
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15. |
NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS SISTERS |
111 |
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16. |
NUMBER OF SEMINARIANS |
110 |
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17. |
NUMBER OF CATECHISTS |
263 |
Date: 2021-09-03 - 2021-12-31
The Solemnity of Christ the King will be held on 27th November, 2021.
This Solemnity which is the official feast of the Diocese, and also the feast of the Cathedral Parish, will be held in the Cathedral. It will begin with a Pontiifical High Mass at exactly 10:45am. A mass which will be presided by the Chief Shepherd of the Catholic Diocese of Aba, Most Rev. Prof. Augustine Ndubueze Echema.
After the Mass, the other activities follow, in line with the directives of the Universal and Local Church.
The story of Christ the King Cathedral is reminiscent of St. Paul's interpretation of Christian growth, (1 Cor 3: 6 - 7, 10): the one sows, the other waters; the one lays the foundation, all others build on this foundation. The final product is the Body of Christ, exalted, glorious, and holy.
