It comprises thirteen dioceses, each one headed by a bishop and it was created in 2002, when the current division into provinces was adopted.
His headquarters are located in Asaba.
The first Archbishop of the Bendel Province was Albert Agbaje, who died in 2005.
He was succeeded by Nicholas Okoh, latter replaced upon his election as Primate of Nigeria by Friday John Imaekhai in 2010.
[1] In 2020 Cyril Odutemu became Archbishop of Bendel.