Diocese of Bomadi Dioecesis Bomadiensis |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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 / 5.16667°N 5.93333°E Bomadi |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,140 km2 (5,070 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(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.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi straddles the Niger River and Niger Delta and includes portions of Delta State and Rivers State.