Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
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Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
Vicariatus Apostolicus Kongtagoranus
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | a portion of Niger State |
Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
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Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,300,000 25,595 (2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | May 21, 2002 |
Cathedral | Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna |
Map | |
Kontagora is located in Niger State which is shown here in red. |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Kongtagoranus) is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate located in the city of Kontagora in Nigeria.
History
- December 15, 1995: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kontagora from the Diocese of Ilorin, Diocese of Minna and Diocese of Sokoto
- May 21, 2002: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
Leadership
- Vicar Apostolics of Kontagora (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (since February 2, 2012)
- Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (April 30, 2002 – April 30, 2010))
- Prefects Apostolic of Kontagora (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (later Bishop) (December 15, 1995 – April 30, 2002)
Special Churches
- Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora
References
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- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria
- Religious organizations established in 1995
- Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariates
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