Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.
Archdiocese of Benin City Archidioecesis Urbis Beninensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Edo State |
| Coordinates | 6°20′27.5111″N 5°37′31.6146″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. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu |
| Map | |
 Edo State map shown in red | |
| Website | |
| www.CatholicArchdioceseofBenin.com | |
History
- 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
The seat of the archbishop is Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City.
Bishops
- 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
- Patrick Ebosele Ekpu (1971-1973)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia, appointed Bishop of Auchi in 2002
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
Sources
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