Diocese of Ogoja
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Diocese of Ogoja Dioecesis Ogogiaensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Cross River State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
| Coordinates | 6°30′0″N 8°40′0″E / 6.50000°N 8.66667°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,557 km2 (4,848 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,536,294 332,373 (21.6%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | January 1, 1955 |
| Cathedral | Saint Benedict Cathedral in Ogoja |
| Patron saint | Saint Benedict |
| Secular priests | 67 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. John Ebebe Ayah |
| Map | |
 Ogoja is located in Cross River State which is shown here in red. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja (Latin: Ogogiaën(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar in southeastern Nigeria, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its Cathedral is episcopal see is Saint Benedict Cathedral, dedicated to the diocesan patron saint, in the city of Ogoja, in Cross River State.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 902,975 Catholics (32.5% of 2,779,037 total) on 12,557 km² in 65 parishes with 99 priests (96 diocesan, 3 religious), 50 lay religious (3 brothers, 47 sisters) and 137 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
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