Bishopric of Jalingo
| Bishopric of Jalingo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Jos |
| Diocesan bishop | Charles M. Hammawa |
| Vicar General | Mark Nzukwein Justin Bonzena |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 61,368 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,826,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 466,862 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 12.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,558 |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Augustine's Cathedral |
The Diocese of Jalingo ( Latin Dioecesis Ialingoensis , English Diocese of Jalingo ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic Diocese with headquarters in Jalingo .
history
The diocese of Jalingo was established on February 3, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo efficacius from cession of territory from the diocese of Yola and subordinated to the archdiocese of Jos as a suffragan .
Bishops of Jalingo
- Ignatius Ayau Kaigama , 1995-2000, then Archbishop of Jos
- James Naanman Daman OSA , 2000–2007, then Bishop of Shendam
- Charles M. Hammawa , since 2008
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Jalingo on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quo efficacius , AAS 87 (1995), n.6, p. 543.