Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Zaria
Latin:Dioecesis Zariensis
Country: Nigeria
Territory:portion of Kaduna State
Province:Kaduna
Coordinates:11.1131°N 7.725°W
Area Km2:18,000
Population:1,839,927
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:68,950
Catholics Percent:3.7
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria
Bishop:Rev. Habila Daboh
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Map:Nigeria Kaduna State map.png
Website:www.cathdiza-ng.org Official website of the diocese

The Diocese of Zaria (Latin: Zarien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The diocese's episcopal see is Zaria, Kaduna State. The Diocese of Zaria is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria.

History

On 5 December 2000, the Diocese of Zaria was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna.Bishop George Jonathan Dodo was installed as the first Bishop of Zaria Diocese by Most Reverend Osbaldo Padila, the Papal Nuncio to Nigeria

Special churches

The Cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria.

Leadership

On September 21 2023, Pope Francis appointed Rev Fr Habila Daboh, current Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria.

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