Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri

Diocese of Maiduguri

*Dioecesis Maiduguriensis*
Diocese of Maiduguri; Dioecesis Maiduguriensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Borno State
Ecclesiastical province	Jos
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Jos
Coordinates	11°50′47″N13°09′36″E / 11.84639°N 13.16000°E
Statistics
Area	132,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 6,612,685; 202,745 (
Parishes	43
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 7, 1966;58 years ago
Cathedral	Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Maiduguri
Secular priests	60
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Oliver Dashe Doeme
Auxiliary Bishops	John Bogna Bakeni
Vicar General	Donatus Tizhe (Administration); John William (Pastoral);
Map
	; Maiduguri is in Borno State shown in red

Last updated November 02, 2024

The Diocese of Maiduguri (Latin : Dioecesis Maiduguriensis^[4]) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Maiduguri in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.

History

June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Maiduguri from Apostolic Prefecture of Jos
June 7, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Maiduguri

Special churches

The Cathedral is St Patrick's Cathedral in Maiduguri.

Bishops

Prefects Apostolic of Maiduguri (Roman rite)
- Father James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. (1962.07.05 – 1966.06.07 see below)
Bishops of Maiduguri (Roman rite)
- Bishop James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. (see above 1966.06.07 – 1988.03.15)
- Bishop Senan Louis O'Donnell, O.S.A. (1993.09.18 – 2003.02.28)
- Bishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (2003.02.28 - 2007.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Kaduna
- Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme (6 Jun 2009 Appointed - present)
- John Bogna Bakeni, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri 12 April 2022

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

Stephen Dami Mamza, appointed Bishop of Yola in 2011

Persecution and insecurity

Maiduguri was the diocese that suffered most from Boko Haram, having endured close to a decade of fierce persecution. Since 2020, however, the terrorist group has not carried out significant attacks in Maiduguri, a fact that Bishop Oliver Doeme attributes to divine intervention, in response to a Rosary prayer campaign he began after having a vision in which the Virgin Mary handed him a sword which turned into a Rosary. "The war was won on bended knee", he told journalists during a conference organised by Aid to the Church in Need, in July 2022.

In the same conference he explained that his region of Nigeria is now relatively peaceful. "To a large extent we can say that the north-eastern part of the country is more peaceful than other parts, because Nigeria is now in crisis, and we are experiencing a lot of evil forces in our country. You have the Fulani herdsmen attacking Christian communities, you have the bandits attacking communities and taking people away. The church is not spared. In different parts of the north, priests have been killed. So, the crisis may be subsiding in the northeast, but not in other parts of the north and even in the south."^[5]

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References

↑ "Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria". GCatholic.org. 14 April 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Maiduguri (Diocese)". Annuario Pontificio . 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023– via Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Maiduguri Diocese". Nigeria Catholic Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
↑ "Maiduguri (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ "Nigeria: "We have never experienced what we are experiencing now", says Bishop of Maiduguri". ACN International . 29 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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[gcatholic.maid0-1] "Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria". GCatholic.org. 14 April 2023.

[ap2022-2] 1 2 3 4 "Maiduguri (Diocese)". Annuario Pontificio . 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023– via Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[3] "Maiduguri Diocese". Nigeria Catholic Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[catholic-hierarchy.dmaid-4] "Maiduguri (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[5] "Nigeria: "We have never experienced what we are experiencing now", says Bishop of Maiduguri". ACN International . 29 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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