Suffragan diocese Gboko, Nigeria
Diocese of Gboko
Gboken(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria, established on 29 December 2012 from the Diocese of Makurdi. It is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Abuja, led by Bishop William Amove Avenya since its erection.
On the map
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- Established
- 2012
- Catholics
- 896,860
- Priests
- 80
- Territory
- 10,692 km²
Parishes and churches
103 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. John The Baptist Cathedral, GBOKOGboko · CathedralView parish
- All Saints Rectory, IKPILAKAAIkpilakaaView parish
- Christ The King Parish, DAMKORDamkorView parish
- Christ The King Parish, VANDEIKYAVandeikyaView parish
- Church of Annunciation, TSUWETsuweView parish
- Church of Resurrection, MGBEGHAMgbeghaView parish
- Church of The Archangels, JAMJamView parish
- Church of The Ascension, ORKEGHEROrkegherView parish
- Church of The Assumption, NEGENegeView parish
- Church of the Epiphany, IVENGEIvengeView parish
- Church of The Martyrs, ANGIRAngirView parish
- Church of the Most Holy Trinity, UGAMBEUgambeView parish
- Church of The Nativity, IGBIANKYAAIgbiankyaaView parish
- Church of The Presentation Rectory, BAMBamView parish
- Church of the Redeemer, JIJiView parish
- Church of The Transfiguration, KYADOKyadoView parish
- Church of The Twelves Apostles, PIKAPikaView parish
- Church of The Visitation, GBINDEGbindeView parish
- Divine Mercy Parish, NORGBANorgbaView parish
- Divine Providence Rectory, BEBEBebeView parish
- Holy Childhood Rectory, KURKurView parish
- Holy Cross Rectory, TYOGBENDATyogbendaView parish
- Holy Family Rectory, KUSUVKusuvView parish
- Holy Ghost Rectory, TYULENTyulenView parish
- Holy Trinity Parish, DAGBADagbaView parish
- Holy Trinity Parish, ZEGEZegeView parish
- Immaculate Conception Chaplaincy GSS GaragbogholTown not recordedView parish
- Immaculate Conception Rectory, KIISHIKiishiView parish
- Immaculate Heart Rectory, AGINEAgineView parish
- Mater Dei Chaplaincy, FGGC, GbokoGbokoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William Avenya
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist stands in Gboko, 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.
History
The city of Gboko in Benue State is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko (Latin: Gbokensis(us)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.