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Metropolitan see Kaduna, Nigeria

Archdiocese of Kaduna

Kadunaën(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a metropolitan Latin Catholic see in northern Nigeria, established as a diocese in 1953 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1959. Its archbishop is Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, who also serves as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria.

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The address the register holds for St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kaduna, in Kaduna, Nigeria.

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Established
1953
Catholics
545,380
Priests
88
Territory
17,094 km²

Parishes and churches

62 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso
Born
3 January 1960
Birthplace
Lot

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The cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kaduna stands in Kaduna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

As the Metropolitan See of its own ecclesiastical province in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna (Kadunaën(sis) in Latin) heads the province of Kaduna.

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