Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi

The Diocese of Bauchi (Latin: Bauchian(us)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos in, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Bauchi

Dioecesis Bauchianus
Location
CountryNigeria
TerritoryBauchi State
Ecclesiastical provinceJos
Coordinates10°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

Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. John Evangelist, located in the episcopal see of Bauchi in Bauchi State.

History

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  • Established on 5 July 1996 as Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Jos
  • Promoted on 31 December 2003 as Diocese of Bauchi/ Bauchian(us) (Latin adjective)

Statistics

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As of 2014, 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

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Apostolic Vicar of Bauchi
Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi

See also

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