Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. The state has thirteen local government areas and its capital is Lafia, located in the east of the state, while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT.
Lafia is a city in Nigeria's North Central region. It is the capital and largest city of Nasarawa State, with a population of 509,300 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. And it's the Headquarter of Lafia Emirate Council.
The Anglican Diocese of Jos is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria which is roughly contiguous with Plateau State.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi is a diocese located in the city of Makurdi, Benue State in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Otukpo is a diocese located in the city of Otukpo in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalingo is a diocese located in the city of Jalingo, which is in Taraba State and in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola is a diocese located in the city of Yola in Adamawa state and in the ecclesiastical province of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria.
The Diocese of Maiduguri is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Maiduguri in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shendam a diocese located in the city of Shendam, Plateau State in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria. The Diocese was established on June 2, 2007.
The Diocese of Bauchi 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.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan is a diocese located in the city of Kafanchan in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia is a diocese located in the city of Umuahia. It was part of the Old Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha, but presently, it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Owerri, in Nigeria, which was erected on March 26, 1994.
Kevin Joseph Aje was a Nigerian Catholic prelate, who served as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, from 1985 to 2011.
The Anglican Diocese of Lafia is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Abuja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The diocese was created in 1999 and the current bishop is Godwin Adeyi Robinson who replaced the pioneer bishop Miller Maza on his retirement in 2017; Robinson was elected coadjutor and consecrated a bishop on 7 May 2017 at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Owerri.
Matthew Ishaya Audu is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Jos since 2020. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafia in 2000. He was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos in 2020.
David Ajang is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafia. He was appointed bishop in 2021.
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