Catholic Church
in
Republic of Niger (Niger)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Niger (Niger) | |
Also known as: Níger (español, Português), le Niger (français), Niger (Deutsch, Italiano, polski, latine), 尼日爾 (正體中文), ニジェール (日本語)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Niamey
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Benin 
, ← Burkina Faso 
, ← Mali 
, ↖ Algeria 
, ↑ Libya 
, → Chad 
, ↓ Nigeria 
Roman Rite (2): Maradi, Niamey
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Niger 
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques de Burkina Faso et du Niger 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Catholic Population: 29,000 Catholics (0.1% of 24,020,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 2 other centres
Clergy: 3 bishops (2 diocesan, 1 titular), 60 priests (36 diocesan, 24 religious)
Non-Clergy: 93 religious (3 brothers, 90 sisters), 17 major seminarians, 351 catechists
Area: 1,266,700 km²
Population: 19,245,344
Religions: Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Ethnic Groups: Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peul) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9%
Motto: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès (French) (Fraternity, Work, Progress)
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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