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.
Diocese of Bauchi Dioecesis Bauchianus | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Bauchi State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Coordinates | 10°18′57″N 09°50′39″E / 10.31583°N 9.84417°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 64,605 km2 (24,944 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 5,406,530 68,699 (1.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 31, 2003 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF |
| Map | |
 Bauchi State is shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.bauchidiocese.org | |
Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. John Evangelist, located in the episcopal see of Bauchi in Bauchi State.
History edit
- Established on 5 July 1996 as Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Jos
- Promoted on 31 December 2003 as Diocese of Bauchi/ Bauchian(us) (Latin adjective)
Statistics edit
As of 2014[update], 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 edit
- Apostolic Vicar of Bauchi
- John Moore, Society of African Missions (S.M.A.) (born Ireland) (5 July 1996 – 31 December 2003 see below), Titular Bishop of Gigthi (1996.07.05 – 2003.12.12)
- Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi
- John Moore, S.M.A. (see above December 31, 2003 — death 20 January 2010)
- Malachy John Goltok (18 March 2011 – death 21 March 2015)
- Bishop-elect Hilary Nanman Dachelem, Claretians (C.M.F.) (31 May 2017 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also edit
Sources and external links edit
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections
- Official website of the Diocese of Bauchi Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Catholic Hierarchy
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