Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi
Diocese of Bauchi Dioecesis Bauchianus | |
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Location | |
Country | |
Statistics | |
Area | 64,605 km2 (24,944 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 5,406,530 68,699 (1.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 31, 2003 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF |
Map | |
Bauchi State is shown in red. | |
Website | |
www.bauchidiocese.org |
The Diocese of Bauchi (
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
.
Its
.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
- John Moore, Titular Bishop of Gigthi(1996.07.05 – 2003.12.12)
- Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi
- John Moore, S.M.A. (see above December 31, 2003 — death 20 January 2010)
- Malachy John Goltok (18 March 2011 – death 21 March 2015)
- Bishop-elect Hilary Nanman Dachelem, Claretians(C.M.F.) (31 May 2017 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria
- Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
Sources and external links
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections
- Official website of the Diocese of Bauchi Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Catholic Hierarchy