Diocese of Gboko
| Diocese of Gboko | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Abuja |
| Diocesan bishop | William Amove Avenya |
| founding | 2012 |
| surface | 10,692 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (December 29, 2012) |
| Residents | 1,690,000 (December 29, 2012) |
| Catholics | 896,860 (December 29, 2012) |
| proportion of | 53.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 80 (December 29, 2012) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,211 |
| Friars | 6 (December 29, 2012) |
| Religious sisters | 23 (December 29, 2012) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
The Bistum Gboko ( lat. : Dioecesis Gbokensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Gboko . It includes the Local Government Areas Gboko, Buruku , Kwande , Ushongo , Vandeikya , Tarka and Konshisha .
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded the diocese on December 29, 2012 from cession of territory of the diocese Makurdi and subordinated it to the Archdiocese of Abuja as a suffragan .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ EREZIONE DELLE DIOCESI DI GBOKO E KATSINA-ALA (NIGERIA) , in: Holy See Press Office : Daily Bulletin of December 29, 2012.