Diocese of

Katsina-Ala

Nigeria Nigeria

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Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Katsina-Ala / Katsinen(sis)-Alen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Abuja

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.04.09 – ...):Bishop Isaac Bunde Dugu (53)Bishop Isaac Bunde Dugu (53)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Katsina-Ala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Isaac Bunde Dugu (53)Bishop Isaac Bunde Dugu (53)
(2022.04.09 – ...)

Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

In amore Dei / Ken dooshima u AΓ΄ndo

Born:1971.04.14 (Gboko, Nigeria)
Ordained Priest:2000.10.21
Consecrated Bishop:2022.07.01

Priest of Makurdi (Nigeria) (2000.10.21 – 2012.12.29)

Priest of Gboko (Nigeria) (2012.12.29 – 2022.04.09)

Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria) (2022.04.09 – ...)

Bishop William Amove Avenya (69)Bishop William Amove Avenya (69)
(Apostolic Administrator 2020.02.17 – 2022.04.09)

Bishop Peter Iornzuul Adoboh
(2012.12.29 – 2020.02.14)

Born:1958.04.14 (Tse-Kucha, Nigeria)
Ordained Priest:1984.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:2013.02.23
Died:2020.02.14 (Abuja, Nigeria † 61)

Priest of Makurdi (Nigeria) (1984.06.30 – 2012.12.29)

Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria) (2012.12.29 – 2020.02.14)

Special Churches

Ogoja (↙), Gboko (←), Wukari (β†—), Bamenda (β†˜), Mamfe (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 6,465 kmΒ²

Population: 217,300 Catholics (72.1% of 301,350 total)

Pastoral Centres: 40 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 36 priests (30 diocesan, 6 religious), 17 religious (6 brothers, 11 sisters), 51 seminarians

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Pastoral Centres

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