Diocese of Gboko, Nigeria

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Gboko / Gboken(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Abuja

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2012.12.29: Established as Diocese of Gboko / Gboken(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Makurdi and became suffragan of Abuja)

Bishop (2012.12.29 – ...):

Bishop William Amove Avenya (69)

Bishops of Gboko (Roman Rite)

Bishop William Amove Avenya (69)
(2012.12.29 – ...)

Bishop of Gboko (Nigeria)

Priest of Makurdi (Nigeria) (1981.05.30 – 2008.11.28)

Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania (2008.11.28 – 2012.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi (Nigeria) (2008.11.28 – 2012.12.29)

Bishop of Gboko (Nigeria) (2012.12.29 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria) (2020.02.17 – 2022.04.09)

Abakaliki (↙), Nsukka (↙), Otukpo (←), Makurdi (↖), Katsina-Ala (→), Ogoja (↓)

Area: 10,692 km²

Population: 1,567,224 Catholics (69.1% of 2,267,015 total)

Pastoral Centres: 89 parishes

Personnel: 180 priests (168 diocesan, 12 religious), 72 religious (16 brothers, 56 sisters), 72 seminarians

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