Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Kano State |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
Coordinates | 11°59′39″N8°30′49″E / 11.99417°N 8.51361°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 48,400 km2 (18,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 8,688,604 123,984 (1.4%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | April 22, 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano |
Secular priests | 34 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. John Namawzah Niyiring |
Map | |
Kano State is shown in red. | |
Website | |
Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano |
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