Diocese of Katsina-Ala
Katsinen(sis)-Alen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Katsina-Ala, Nigeria
The Diocese of Katsina-Ala is a Latin Rite diocese in Benue State, Nigeria, erected on 29 December 2012 from the Diocese of Makurdi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Abuja, and its bishop since 2022 is Isaac Bunde Dugu.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 December 2012
- Latin
- Katsinen(sis)-Alen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Gerard Majella
- Annuario code
- 001001820
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 338,497
- Population
- 676,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 50.1%
- Priests
- 32
- Catholics per priest
- 10,578
- Extent
- 6,465 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 52
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Isaac Bunde Dugu
- Born
- 14 April 1971
- Birthplace
- Gboko
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Gerard Majella stands in Katsina-Ala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Abuja
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Abuja.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AbujaAbuja
- Diocese of GbokoGboko
- Diocese of IdahIdah
- Diocese of LafiaLafia
- Diocese of LokojaLokoja
- Diocese of MakurdiMakurdi
- Diocese of OtukpoOtukpo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Nigerian city of Katsina-Ala, within the ecclesiastical province of Abuja, is home to a Roman Catholic diocese bearing its name (Latin: Katsinen(sis)-Alen(sis)). The church of St. Gerald of Majella in Katsina-Ala serves as its cathedral.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.