Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Bauchi
Latin:Dioecesis Bauchianus
Country:Nigeria
Territory:Bauchi State
Province:Jos
Coordinates:10.3158°N 9.8442°W
Area Km2:64,605
Population:5,406,530
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:68,699
Catholics Percent:1.3
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:December 31, 2003
Cathedral:Cathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi
Bishop:Hilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Map:Nigeria Bauchi State map.png
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.

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

History

Statistics

, 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

See also

Sources and external links