Bishopric of Bauchi
| Bishopric of Bauchi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Jos |
| Diocesan bishop | Hilary Nanman roof element CMF |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 64,605 km² |
| Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 6,092,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 77,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 1.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,080 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 9 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John Evangelist |
| Website | http://bauchidiocese.org/ |
The Bistum Bauchi ( lat. : Dioecesis Bauchianus ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Bauchi .
history
The diocese of Bauchi was established on July 5, 1996 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Laudamus Dominum from cession of territory from the Archdiocese of Jos as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi . The Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi was raised to a diocese on December 31, 2003 by John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Actuosae evangelizationis and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Jos as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Bauchi
- John Moore SMA , 1996-2003
Bishops of Bauchi
- John Moore SMA, 2003-2010
- Malachy John Goltok , 2011-2015
- Hilary Nanman Dachelem CMF , since 2017
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Laudamus Dominum , AAS 88 (1996), n.11, pp. 839f.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Actuosae evangelizationis , AAS 96 (2004), n.6 , p. 324f.