Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Abuja / Abugen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Gboko, Idah, Katsina-Ala, Lafia, Lokoja, Makurdi, Otukpo
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2019.11.09 – ...): | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishop (2011.11.08 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Scampa |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja (Nigeria)
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Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino
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Bishops of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
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Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (see above) |
Area: 8,000 km²
Population: 908,744 Catholics (20.8% of 4,363,449 total)
Pastoral Centres: 137 parishes, 28 missions
Personnel: 348 priests (247 diocesan, 101 religious), 589 religious (195 brothers, 394 sisters), 128 seminarians
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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