▁Ok ig we ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ok ig we , ▁Im o ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁province ▁of ▁O wer ri ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁As ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁has ▁ 4 3 ▁miss ions , ▁ 2 1 9 ▁lay ▁religious ▁( 3 3 ▁brothers , ▁ 1 8 6 ▁sister s ), ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 ▁sem in ari ans . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 : ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ok ig we ▁from ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁U mu ah ia ▁ ▁Special ▁churches ▁The ▁C athedral ▁is ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Ok ig we . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Ok ig we ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Anthony ▁E ke zia ▁Il on u ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Sol omon ▁A man ch uk w u ▁Am atu ▁( since ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ok ig we ▁ ▁GC atholic . org ▁Information ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Hier archy ▁ ▁Category : C atholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁Category : R