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. Theresa Parish, RICE MILLRice MillView parish
- St. Thomas Parish, GBOKO-SOUTHGboko-SouthView parish
- St. Thomas Rectory, TURTurView parish
- St. Veronica Parish, AGIDIAgidiView parish
- St. William Chaplaincy, AOPOLYAopolyView parish
- St. William Chaplaincy, GSS GBOKOGss GbokoView parish
- St. William Rectory, IJORIMENGERIjorimengerView parish
- St. William Rectory, UGYEHUgyehView parish
- St. Winifred Parish, IHUGHIhughView parish
- Star of The Sea Rectory, GAJIRGajirView parish
- The Church of Mount Carmel, JINDIJindiView parish
- The Good Shepherd Rectory, INYONInyonView parish
- Triumph of The Cross Parish, LUGALugaView 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.