Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri

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Archdiocese of Owerri Archidioecesis Overriensis
Assumpta Cathedral
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Imo State
Ecclesiastical province	Owerri
Coordinates	5°29′06″N 7°02′06″E / 5.48500°N 7.03500°E / 5.48500; 7.03500
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji
Suffragans	Aba, Ahiara, Okigwe, Orlu, Umuahia
Auxiliary Bishops	Moses Chikwe
Bishops emeritus	Anthony J. V. Obinna
Map
Imo State shown in red
Website
owarch.org.ng

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km². 670,986 of the 1.7 million people in the area are member of the Catholic Church.