Catholic Church

in

Republic of Niger (Niger)

Also known as: Níger (español, Português), le Niger (français), Niger (Deutsch, Italiano, polski, latine), 尼日爾 (正體中文), ニジェール (日本語)

By Type (3)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (2)

By Rite

Roman Rite (2): Maradi, Niamey

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Niger

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques de Burkina Faso et du Niger

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)

Documents

Geography

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Niamey

Area: 1,266,700 km²

Population: 19,245,344

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Benin , ← Burkina Faso , ← Mali , ↖ Algeria , ↑ Libya , → Chad , ↓ Nigeria

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%

Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma

Ethnic Groups: Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peul) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9%

Motto: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès (French) (Fraternity, Work, Progress)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 1,267,000 km²

Catholic Population: 29,000 Catholics (0.1% of 24,020,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 2 other centres

Clergy: 3 bishops (2 diocesan, 1 titular), 60 priests (36 diocesan, 24 religious)

Non-Clergy: 93 religious (3 brothers, 90 sisters), 17 major seminarians, 351 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

Last updated on 2025.01.23