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 β ...): | Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (66) |
Auxiliary Bishop (2011.11.08 β ...): | Bishop Anselm Umoren, M.S.P. (62) Titular Bishop of Scampa |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (66) Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja (Nigeria)
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Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (80) Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino
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Bishops of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (80) (later Cardinal) (see above) | ||||||||||||
Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Abuja (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (see above) |
Area: 8,000 kmΒ²
Population: 917,002 Catholics (20.0% of 4,581,950 total)
Pastoral Centres: 145 parishes, 28 missions
Personnel: 282 priests (163 diocesan, 119 religious), 623 religious (229 brothers, 394 sisters), 132 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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