The Catholic Church in Nigeria is mainly composed of a Latin hierarchy, joined in a national Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, and a single Eastern Catholic (transnational) see, comprising:
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- Eastern Catholic
- Exempt (directly under the Holy See)
- Current Latin Sees
- Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja
- Ecclesiastical Province of Benin City
- Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar
- Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan
- Ecclesiastical Province of Jos
- Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna
- Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos
- Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha
- Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri
- See also
- Sources and external links
- 9 Latin rite ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 44 suffragan dioceses
- one missionary apostolic vicariate
- one Maronite diocese, for all Western and Central Africa
There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.
There is an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at embassy-level) to Nigeria in the national capital, Abuja. It also hosts the papal Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
