Diocese of

Wukari

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Wukari / Vucarien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Jos

2022.12.14: Established as Diocese of Wukari / Vucarien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Jalingo and became suffragan of Jos)

Bishop (2022.12.14 – ...):

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein (55)

Bishops of Wukari (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein (55)
(2022.12.14 – ...)

Bishop of Wukari (Nigeria)

Priest of Jalingo (Nigeria) (1995.07.15 – 2022.12.14)

Bishop of Wukari (Nigeria) (2022.12.14 – ...)

Katsina-Ala (↙), Makurdi (←), Shendam (↑), Jalingo (↗), Yola (→), Kumbo (↘), Bamenda (↓)

Area: 32,135 km²

Population: 202,245 Catholics (14.5% of 1,395,901 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 53 priests (50 diocesan, 3 religious), 28 religious (3 brothers, 25 sisters), 14 seminarians

Last updated on 2025.04.02