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The Diocese of Zaria (Latin: Zarien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The diocese's episcopal see is Zaria, Kaduna State. The Diocese of Zaria is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria.
Diocese of Zaria Dioecesis Zariensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | portion of Kaduna State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
| Coordinates | 11°06′47″N 7°43′30″E / 11.11306°N 7.72500°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,839,927 68,950 (3.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rev. Habila Daboh |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Zaria is located in the northern portion of Kaduna State which is shown here in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.cathdiza-ng.org Official website of the diocese | |
History
editOn 5 December 2000, the Diocese of Zaria was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna. Bishop George Jonathan Dodo was installed as the first Bishop of Zaria Diocese by Most Reverend Osbaldo Padila, the Papal Nuncio to Nigeria
Special churches
editThe Cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria.
Leadership
editOn September 21 2023, Pope Francis appointed Rev Fr Habila Daboh, current Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria.