Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi

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Diocese of Bauchi

Dioecesis Bauchianus
Location
Country
Coordinates
10°18′57″N 09°50′39″E / 10.31583°N 9.84417°E / 10.31583; 9.84417
Statistics
Area64,605 km2 (24,944 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
5,406,530
68,699 (1.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 31, 2003
CathedralCathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF
Map
Bauchi State is shown in red.
Bauchi State is shown in red.
Website
www.bauchidiocese.org

The Diocese of Bauchi (

Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
.

Its

St. John Evangelist, located in the episcopal see of Bauchi in Bauchi State
.

History

  • Established on 5 July 1996 as
    Archdiocese of Jos
  • Promoted on 31 December 2003 as Diocese of Bauchi/ Bauchian(us) (Latin adjective)

Statistics

As of 2014[update], it pastorally served 79,000 Catholics (1.2% of 6,742,000 total) on 66,102 km² in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 39 priests (34 diocesan, 5 religious), 18 lay religious (9 brothers, 9 sisters) and 13 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Vicar of Bauchi
Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi

See also

Sources and external links