Archdiocese of Kaduna
| Archdiocese of Kaduna | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Diocesan bishop | Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Peter Yariyok Jatau |
| Vicar General | Bulus Karis Lukas Gabriel Enuagha |
| surface | 17,094 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,001,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 581,730 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 29.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 106 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,930 |
| Friars | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | http://kadunaecclesia.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ilorin Diocese of Kafanchan Diocese of Kano Diocese of Kontagora Diocese of Minna Diocese of Sokoto Diocese of Zaria |
The Erzbistum Kaduna ( lat. : Archidioecesis Kadunaënsis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Kaduna .
history
The Archdiocese of Kaduna was established on August 24, 1911 by Pope Pius X from cession of the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger as the Apostolic Prefecture of East Nigeria . On July 18, 1929, the Apostolic Prefecture of Eastern Nigeria was founded by Pope Pius XI. renamed with the Apostolic Constitution A Nobis in Apostolic Prefecture Northern Nigeria . On April 9, 1934, the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Jos . The Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria was founded on April 9, 1934 by Pius XI. Renamed with the Apostolic Constitution Praedecessorum Nostrorum in Apostolic Prefecture Kaduna . On April 28, 1942, the Kaduna Apostolic Prefecture gave up parts of its territory to establish the Niamey Apostolic Prefecture . Another assignment took place on June 29, 1953 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Sokoto .
The Apostolic Prefecture of Kaduna was founded on June 29, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Magno Gaudio raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lagos as a suffragan . On February 21, 1955, the diocese of Kaduna gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Kabba .
The diocese of Kaduna was on June 16, 1959 by Pope John XXIII. elevated to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Qui arcano Dei . The Archdiocese of Kaduna gave up on November 9, 1964 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Minna . Further assignments of territory took place on March 22, 1991 to found the Mission sui juris Kano , on July 10, 1995 to found the Kafanchan diocese and on December 5, 2000 to found the Zaria diocese .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Eastern Nigeria
- Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller SMA , 1912–1929
- François O'Rourke SMA, 1929
Apostolic Prefect of Northern Nigeria
- François O'Rourke SMA, 1929–1930, then Vicar Apostolic of the Benin Coast
- William Thomas Porter SMA, 1930–1933, then Vicar Apostolic of the Gold Coast
Apostolic Prefect of Kaduna
- Thomas Hughes SMA, 1934–1943, then Vicar Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin
- John MacCarthy SMA, 1943-1953
Bishops of Kaduna
- John MacCarthy SMA, 1953-1959
Archbishops of Kaduna
- John MacCarthy SMA, 1959-1975
- Peter Yariyok Jatau , 1975-2007
- Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso , since 2007
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Kaduna on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)