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Suffragan diocese Gboko, Nigeria

Diocese of Gboko

Gboken(sis)

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

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, in Gboko, Nigeria.

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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.

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.