Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi

Diocese of Bomadi
Diocese of Bomadi; Dioecesis Bomadiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	portions of Delta State and Rivers State and enter Bayless State
Ecclesiastical province	Benin City
Metropolitan	Augustine Obiora Akubeze
Deaneries	Five Deaneries: Bomadi Deanery, Yenagoa Deanery, Agudama Deanery, Imiringi Deanery and Patani Deanery
Coordinates	5°10′00″N 5°56′00″E Bomadi
Statistics
Area	13,140 km2 (5,070 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2016); 2,994,321; 37,682 (1.3%)
Parishes	24
Churches	2
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 September 2017
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, Bomadi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo
Map
	; Bomadi is located in southeastern Delta State which is located here in red.

The Diocese of Bomadi (Latin: Dioecesis Bomadiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Bomadi, Delta State in Nigeria.

Territory

The Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi straddles the Niger River and Niger Delta and includes portions of Delta State and Rivers State.

17 March 1991: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bomadi from the dioceses of Port Harcourt and Warri.
15 December 1996: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi
21 September 2017: elevated to Diocese[1]

Ecclesiastical Superior of Bomadi
- Fr. Thomas Vincent Greenan (17 March 1991 – 15 December 1996)
Vicars Apostolic of Bomadi
- Bishop Joseph Egerega (3 March 1997 – 4 April 2009)
- Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (4 April 2009 – 21 September 2017 see below)
Bishops of Bomadi
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (see above 21 September 2017 – present)

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