Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Nigeria

5°10′00″N 5°56′00″E / 5.16667°N 5.93333°E / 5.16667; 5.93333 BomadiStatisticsArea13,140 km² (5,070 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2016)
2,994,321
37,682 (1.3%)Parishes24Churches2InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished21 September 2017CathedralOur Lady of the Waters Cathedral, BomadiCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopMost Rev. Hyacinth Oroko EgbeboMap

Bomadi is located in southeastern Delta State which is located here in red.

The Diocese of Bomadi (Latin: Dioecesis Bomadiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its episcopal see is Bomadi, Delta State. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City.

Territory

The Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi straddles the Niger River and Niger Delta and includes portions of Delta State and Rivers State.

History

17 March 1991: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bomadi from the Dioceses of Port Harcourt and Warri.
15 December 1996: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi
21 September 2017: elevated to Diocese^[1]

Special Churches

Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, Ughelli

Bishops

Ecclesiastical Superior of Bomadi
- Fr. Thomas Vincent Greenan (17 March 1991 – 15 December 1996)
Vicars Apostolic of Bomadi
- Bishop Joseph Egerega (3 March 1997 – 4 April 2009)
- Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (4 April 2009 – 21 September 2017 see below)
Bishops of Bomadi
- Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (see above 21 September 2017 – present)