Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi

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Diocese of Bauchi

Dioecesis Bauchianus
Location
Country Nigeria
Territory Bauchi State
Ecclesiastical province Jos
Coordinates 10°18′57″N09°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
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedDecember 31, 2003
CathedralCathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopHilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF
Map
Nigeria Bauchi State map.png
Bauchi State is shown in red.
Website
www.bauchidiocese.org

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.

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

History

Statistics

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

Apostolic Vicar of Bauchi
Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi

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