Bishopric of Kontagora
| Bishopric of Kontagora | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
| Diocesan bishop | Bulus Dauwa Yohanna |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Timothy Joseph Carroll SMA |
| surface | 46,000 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2018) |
| Residents | 2,257,788 (2018) |
| Catholics | 62,788 (2018) |
| proportion of | 2.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (2018) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2018) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,794 |
| Friars | 10 (2018) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (2018) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St Michael's Cathedral |
The diocese of Kontagora ( Latin : Dioecesis Kontagorana ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Kontagora in Nigeria .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Kontagora on December 15, 1995 from ceding territories from the dioceses of Ilorin , Minna and Sokoto . On May 21, 2002 she was elevated to the position of Vicariate Apostolic. Pope Francis elevated the vicariate to the rank of diocese on April 2, 2020 and made it subordinate to the Archdiocese of Kaduna as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Kontagora
- Timothy Joseph Carroll SMA , 2002-2010
- Bulus Dauwa Yohanna , 2012–2020
Bishop of Kontagora
- Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, since 2020
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Kontagora on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the diocese of Kontagora on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elevazione a Diocesi del Vicariato Apostolico di Kontagora (Nigeria) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 2, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 (Italian).