Diocese of Gboko
Diocese of Gboko | |
Basic data | |
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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.