Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Edo State, Nigeria

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6°20′27.5111″N 5°37′31.6146″E / 6.340975306°N 5.625448500°E / 6.340975306; 5.625448500InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteCathedralHoly Cross Cathedral, Benin CityCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopMost Rev. Augustine Obiora AkubezeSuffragansAuchi, Bomadi, Issele-Uku, Uromi, WarriBishops emeritusRichard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.
Patrick Ebosele EkpuMap

Edo State map shown in redWebsitewww.CatholicArchdioceseofBenin.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.

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

Sources

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria
Official website of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City Archived 2019-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Fides News Agency Acta of the Holy See
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria page for Benin City