| LC control no. | no2012007396 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Catholic Church. Diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) |
| Variant(s) | Catholic Church. Awgu Diocese (Nigeria) Catholic Diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) |
| See also | Catholic Church. Enugu Diocese Hierarchical superior: Catholic Church |
| Beginning date | 20050705 |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Located | Awgu (Nigeria) |
| Found in | Sophia (Awgu, Nigeria), Aug. ed. 2011: colophon (published by the Catholic Diocese of Awgu [Nigeria]) p. 1 (in text: the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese) Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria Website, viewed 17 Jan. 2012: "Awgu Diocese" page (Awgu was announced a diocese by His Holiness, Pope Bendict XVI on the 8th of July, 2005. On the 29th of September, it was canonically erected and Most Rev. Dr. John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye ordained and enthroned as its first bishop) Wikipedia, viewed 17 Jan. 2012: "Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu" page (The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Awgu (Dioecesis Auguensis) in Nigeria was created on July 5, 2005, when it was split off from the Diocese of Enugu. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. The St. Michael Archangel parish church in Awgu is the largest church in the diocese and will therefore become its cathedral. The diocese covers an area of 1,310 km(p) of the Enugu State, covering the local government areas Awgu, Agbogugu, Inyi, Ndeabor, Nnenwe, Owelli and Oji Rivers (except the parish of Ukwuoba). The total population in the diocese is 600,000, of which 360,000 are Roman Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 22 parishes) |
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