Bishop of Port Harcourt
Bishop of Port Harcourt | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| catholic | |
| Incumbent: Camillus Archibong Etokudoh | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
| Information | |
| First holder | Godfrey Okoye |
| Established | 1961 |
| Diocese | Port Harcourt |
| Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral |
The Bishop of Port Harcourt is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt in the ecclesiastical province of Calabar, Nigeria.
The diocese covers an area of 21,850 km2 (8,440 square miles). The Episcopal see is in Port Harcourt where the bishop's seat (cathedra) is located at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, D-line.[1] The current bishop is the Most Reverend Camillus Archibong Etokudoh, the third Bishop of Port Harcourt.
List of the Bishops of Port Harcourt
[edit]| Roman Catholic Bishops of Port Harcourt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1961 | 1970 | Godfrey Okoye | Bishop[2] |
| 1970 | 1973 | Dominic Ignatius Ekandem | Apostolic Administrator[3] |
| 1973 | 1991 | Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon | Apostolic Administrator[4] |
| 1991 | 2009 | Alexius Obabu Makozi | Bishop[5] |
| 2009 | present | Camillus Archibong Etokudoh | Bishop[6] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Ordains 10 Catholic Priests". The Tide. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Bishop Godfrey Okoye". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishop Dominic Ekandem". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishop Edmund Fitzgibbon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[self-published source]