About Us

The Diocese of Umuahia was erected on June 23, 1958 with Most Rev. Anthony Gogo Nwaedo C.S.Sp. as its first Bishop and Most Rev Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji as the second Bishop. The diocese was carved out from the then Diocese of Owerri. Since its inception, two other dioceses: Okigwe (1981) and Aba (1990) have been excised from it. Its present area of about 2,460.40km2 spans six Local Government Areas: Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ikwuano, Bende, Ohafia and Arochukwu.

Homilies & Reflections

• 2025-09-17 - Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
• 2025-09-17 - The Cross of Obedience: Choosing God's Will Over Our Own
• 2025-09-08 - Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 2025-09-07 - Christianity without the cross, an incomplete tower
• 2025-09-06 - The Law of Sabbath is the law of love

Contact Us

• umuahiabishopsec@gmail.com
• vicargeneral@umuahiadiocese.org
• 088-220364, 222259, 08035080682.
• Diocesan secretariat, 57 Azikwe Road, P.O Box 99, Umuahia. Abia State, Nigeria.