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Suffragan diocese Lafia, Nigeria

Diocese of Lafia

Lafien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Lafia is a Latin rite see in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, established on 5 December 2000 from the Archdiocese of Jos and the Diocese of Makurdi, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Abuja. It is led by Bishop David Ajang.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. William's Cathedral, Lafia, in Lafia, Nigeria.

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Established
2000
Catholics
189,686
Priests
90
Territory
28,500 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
David Ajang
Born
31 March 1970
Birthplace
Zaria

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The cathedral

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

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