Archdiocese of Niamey
| Archdiocese of Niamey | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Niger |
| Diocesan bishop | Djalwana Laurent Lompo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Guy Armand Romano CSsR Michel Christian Cartatéguy SMA |
| founding | 1942 |
| surface | 200,000 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (2004) |
| Residents | 5,880,000 (2004) |
| Catholics | 15,000 (2004) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 517 |
| Permanent deacons | 0 (2004) |
| Friars | 21 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 45 (2004) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Suffragan dioceses | Diocese of Maradi |
The Archdiocese of Niamey ( Latin : Archidioecesis Niameyensis ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Niamey in Niger . It includes the capital Niamey and the regions of Dosso and Tillabéri in western Niger.
history
On April 28, 1942, parts of the area of numerous Apostolic Vicariates ( Dahomey , Khartoum and Foumban ) and Apostolic Prefectures of North and Central Africa were combined in the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey. On May 13, 1948, the Niamey Apostolic Prefecture gave parts of its territory to establish the Parakou Apostolic Prefecture . Further assignments of territory took place on February 12, 1959 to found the Apostolic Prefecture Fada N'Gourma and on March 12, 2001 to found the Diocese of Maradi . On March 21, 1961, the Apostolic Prefecture Niamey was elevated to a diocese. On June 25, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. the diocese to the archbishopric and subordinated to him the diocese of Maradi as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Niamey (1942–1961)
- François Faroud SMA (1942–1948)
- Constant Quillard CSsR (1948–1961)
Bishops of Niamey (1961-2007)
- Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier CSsR (1961–1984)
- Guy Armand Romano CSsR (1997-2003)
- Michel Christian Cartatéguy SMA (2003-2007)
Archbishops of Niamey (since 2007)
- Michel Christian Cartatéguy SMA (2007-2014)
- Djalwana Laurent Lompo (since 2014)
Parishes
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Niamey (Episcopal Church)
- St. Paul, Niamey
- St. John, Niamey
- St. Gabriel, Niamey
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Niamey
- St. Karl Lwanga, Dosso
- St. Francis, Makalondi
- Holy Spirit, Bomoanga
- St. John the Baptist, Dolbel and Fantio
- St. Gerhard, Dogondoutchi
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Niamey on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Niamey on gcatholic.org (English)