Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna {Kadunaën(sis) in Latin} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.

Archdiocese of Kaduna

Archidioecesis Kadunaensis
Location
Country Nigeria
Territorysouthern portion of Kaduna State
Ecclesiastical provinceKaduna
Coordinates10°31′23″N 7°26′25″E
Statistics
Area17,094 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2011)
5,916,000
545,380 (9.2%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDiocese 1953.06.29; Archdiocese 1959.07.16
CathedralSaint Joseph Cathedral in Kaduna
Secular priests88
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMost Rev. Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso
SuffragansIlorin, Kafanchan, Kano, Kontagora, Minna, Sokoto, Zaria
Map

The Archdiocese of Kaduna includes the southern portion of Kaduna State which is shown here in red.
Website
www.KadunaEcclesia.org
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History

  • 1911.08.24: The Apostolic Prefecture of Eastern Nigeria was created from the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger and it had Shendam as its headquarters. Kano, afterwards a principal mission station under Kaduna, was opened from Shendam but Kaduna itself was administered from Asaba (headquarters of the Prefecture of Upper Niger which subsequently became the Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria.
  • 1929.07.18: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria
  • 1934.04.09: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaduna
  • 1953.06.29: Promoted as Diocese of Kaduna
  • 1959.07.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Kaduna.

Bishops

  • Prefect Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria (Roman rite)
    • Osvaldo Waller, S.M.A. 1912 – 1929
  • Prefects Apostolic of Northern Nigeria (Roman rite)
    • Francis O' Rourke, S.M.A. 1929.05.17 - 1930.03.27, appointed (titular bishop and) Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin
    • William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. 1930.04.08 – 1933.04.25, appointed (titular bishop and) Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana; future Archbishop
    • Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. 1934.04.09 – 1943.01.12, appointed (titular bishop and) Vicar Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin
    • John MacCarthy, S.M.A. 1943.05.14 – 1953.06.29 see below
  • Bishop of Kaduna (Roman rite)
    • Bishop John MacCarthy, S.M.A. see above 1953.06.29 – 1959.07.16 see below
  • Archbishops of Kaduna (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop John MacCarthy, S.M.A. see above 1959.07.16 – 1975.06.12
    • Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau 1975.04.10 - 2007.11.16
    • Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, appointed 2007.11.16

Coadjutor Archbishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

References

Sources

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