Diocese of

Shendam

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 11,644 km²

Population: 194,800 Catholics (15.9% of 1,223,020 total) (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Jos

Statistics: 28 parishes, 4 missions, 39 priests (36 diocesan, 3 religious), 16 lay religious (3 brothers, 13 sisters), 42 seminarians (2015)

2007.06.02: Established as Diocese of Shendam / Shendamen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos)
2014.03.18: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Pankshin

Bishop (2016.11.05 – ...):

Bishop Philip Davou Dung (60)

Bishops of Shendam (Roman Rite)

Bishop Philip Davou Dung (60)
(2016.11.05 – ...)

Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria)

Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria) (2016.11.05 – ...)

Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A.
(2007.06.02 – 2015.01.12)

Bishop of Jalingo (Nigeria) (2000.12.05 – 2007.06.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Jalingo (Nigeria) (2007.06.02 – 2008.04.16)

Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria) (2007.06.02 – 2015.01.12)

as of 2018.11.07