Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City

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

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Benin City (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S 2007.12.24 -
  • Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1994.03.26 – 2006.11.21
• Bishops of Benin City (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1973.07.05 – 1994.03.26
  • Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1950.04.18 – 1973.07.05
• Vicars Apostolic of Asaba-Benin (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1939.12.11 – 1950.04.18
• Vicars Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1934.02.26 – 1939.06.13
  • Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. 1918.08.24 – 1933.10.13
• Prefects Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Carlo Zappa, S.M.A. 1911 – 1917

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Auchi
• Issele-Uku
• Uromi
• Warri

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Archdiocese website