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One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
The 4th diocesan synod of Catholic Diocese of Umuahia with the theme, "Evangelization: Call to Discipleship and Mission" was held at the Umuahia diocesan Secretariat from September 24th - 28th, 2018.
Date: 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10
The Silver Jubilee celebration of the Dedication of Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia, will be on the 10th of December 2025, beginning with the evening Vespers and gala night on Tuesday 9th December 2025. The Holy Eucharist celebration and deaconate ordination starts by 10am.
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.
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