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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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 Sec. Sch. Chaplaincy, GBOKOGbokoView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, KORINYAKorinyaView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, NEW ROADNew RoadView parish
- St. Joseph Rectory, IYONIyonView parish
- St. Joseph The Worker Parish, TYOWANYETyowanyeView parish
- St. Jude Parish, KOTI-YOUGHKoti-YoughView parish
- St. Justin Parish, MHAMBEMhambeView parish
- St. Leo The Great Parish, IKPAIkpaView parish
- St. Lucy Parish, AWAJIRAwajirView parish
- St. Luke Rectory IKYOAWENIkyoawenView parish
- St. Martin Parish, MBAPEMbapeView parish
- St. Mary Parish, GUNGULGungulView parish
- St. Mary Parish, UMAUmaView parish
- St. Mary Rectory, ANWASEAnwaseView parish
- St. Michael Parish, JATO-AKAJato-AkaView parish
- St. Michael Rectory, AGBILEAgbileView parish
- St. Michael Rectory, BUABuaView parish
- St. Monica Rectory, TOMATARTomatarView parish
- St. Patrick Parish, USEUseView parish
- St. Paul Parish, KONTIENKontienView parish
- St. Paul The Apostle Parish, IKYOGENIkyogenView parish
- St. Peter Parish, BURUKUBurukuView parish
- St. Peter Parish, MKARMkarView parish
- St. Peter Parish, UCHAGHUchaghView parish
- St. Pius Parish, LOUGHLoughView parish
- St. Rita Rectory, AORNANAornanView parish
- St. Robert Parish, GBEMGbemView parish
- St. Robert Rectory, ADAMGBEAdamgbeView parish
- St. Simon Parish, TSARTsarView parish
- St. Stephen Parish, LESSELLesselView 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.