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Catholic Dioceses in Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria)

Former Circumscription	Type	Became
Abuja Abugen(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja
Abuja Abugen(sis)	Independent Mission	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja
Ado-Ekiti Adœkitien(sis)–Ekitien(sis)	Diocese	Now Diocese of Ekiti
Asaba-Benin	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Bauchi Bauchian(us)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Diocese of Bauchi
Benin City Urbis Beninen(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Benue	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Makurdi
Bight of Benin / Costa di Benin Oræ Benini	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
Bomadi Bomadien(sis)	Independent Mission	Now Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi
Calabar Calabaren(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar
Calabar Calabaren(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar
Calabar Calabaren(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar
Dahomey	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
Eastern Nigeria / Nigeria Orientale	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
Ibadan Ibadanen(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan
Ibadan Ibadanen(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan
Idah Idahin(us)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Idah
Ilorin Ilorinen(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Ilorin
Jos Iosen(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos
Jos Iosen(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos
Kabba Kabbæn(sis)	Diocese	Now Diocese of Lokoja
Kabba Kabbæn(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Lokoja
Kaduna Kadunaën(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
Kaduna Kadunaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
Kano Kanen(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Diocese of Kano
Kano Kanen(sis)	Independent Mission	Now Diocese of Kano
Kontagora Kongtagoran(us)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
Lagos Lagosen(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
Lower Niger / Niger Inferiore	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha
Maiduguri Maidugurien(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Maiduguri
Minna Minnaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Minna
Northern Nigeria / Nigeria Settentrionale	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
Ogoja Ogogiaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Ogoja
Ondo-Ilorin	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Diocese of Ondo
Onitsha Onitshan(us)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha
Onitsha–Owerri	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha
Oturkpo Oturkpœn(sis)	Diocese	Now Diocese of Makurdi
Oturkpo Oturkpœn(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Makurdi
Owerri Overrien(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owerri
Owerri Overrien(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owerri
Oyo Oyoën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Oyo
Sokoto Sokotoën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Sokoto
Southern Nigeria / Nigeria Meridionale Nigeriæ Meridionalis	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha
Upper Niger / Niger Superiore	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Western Nigeria / Nigeria Occidentale	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Western Nigeria / Nigeria Occidentale	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City
Yola Yolaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Yola

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