The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.
History 1884.05.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon 1911.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Nigeria 1918.08.24: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria 1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Asaba-Benin 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Benin City 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Special churches The seat of the archbishop is Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City.
Bishops Prefect Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite) Fr. Carlo Zappa, S.M.A. 1911 – 1917 Vicars Apostolic of Western Nigeria (Roman rite) Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. 1918.08.24 – 1933.10.13 Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1934.02.26 – 1939.06.13, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin; future Archbishop Vicar Apostolic of Asaba-Benin (Roman rite) Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. 1939.12.11 – 1950.04.18 see below Bishops of Benin City (Roman rite) Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. see above 1950.04.18 – 1973.07.05 Bishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu 1973.07.05 – 1994.03.26 see below Metropolitan Archbishops of Benin City (Roman rite) Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu see above 1994.03.26 – 2006.11.21 Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S 2007.12.24 - 2010.05.31 Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (2011.03.18 - 2026.07.09)
Coadjutor Bishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu (1971-1973)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia, appointed Bishop of Auchi in 2002
Suffragan Dioceses Auchi Bomadi Issele-Uku Uromi Warri
See also Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
References
Sources
Official website of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Fides News Agency Acta of the Holy See