Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi

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.

Diocese of Bomadi Dioecesis Bomadiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
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 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	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman 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.

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

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)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N. (2007-2009), appointed Vicar Apostolic here

References

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy