Diocese of Bomadi
| Diocese of Bomadi Dioecesis Bomadiensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | portions of Delta State and Rivers State and the entire Bayelsa State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Benin City |
| Deaneries | 5: Bomadi Yenagoa Agudama Imiringi Patani |
| Coordinates | 5°10′00″N 5°56′00″E / 5.16667°N 5.93333°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,140 km2 (5,070 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2022) 3,905,250 54,016 (1.4%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 September 2017 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, Bomadi |
| Secular priests | 70 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| 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 Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its episcopal see is in Bomadi, Delta State. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City.
Territory
The Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi straddles the Niger River and Niger Delta and includes portions of Delta State and Rivers State.
History
- 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]
Special Churches
- Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, Bomadi
Bishops
- 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)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N. (2007-2009), appointed Vicar Apostolic here
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]