ia ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁country ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ab a ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁first ▁small ▁church ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁King ▁in ▁Ab a ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Eug ene ▁Gro etz ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁however , ▁Gro etz ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁larger ▁church ▁and ▁it ▁sent ▁Ak po ▁Jacob ▁to ▁Italy ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁European ▁Church es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁nave , ▁and ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years ▁followed ▁various ▁improvements . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁added ▁a ▁hex ag onal ▁bapt ister y ▁in ▁the ▁nave ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁sac rist y ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁exterior ▁was ▁improved ▁with ▁gard ens , ▁trees ▁and ▁stat ues ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁St . ▁Ann . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Christ ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁Christ ▁the ▁King ▁C athedral ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ab a , ▁Ab ia ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic ▁churches ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 <0x0A> </s>