Suffragan diocese Makurdi, Nigeria
Diocese of Makurdi
Makurden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Makurdi is a Latin Catholic see covering Benue State in central Nigeria. It was erected in 1959 as the Diocese of Oturkpo, renamed Makurdi in 1960, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Abuja.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 1,580,000
- Priests
- 122
- Territory
- 24,461 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe
- Born
- 2 April 1965
- Birthplace
- Aondona Village
- Institute
- MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (CLARETTIANI)
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral stands in Makurdi, 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
Makurdi, in Nigeria's Benue State, is home to a Latin Catholic diocese bearing its name (Latin: Makurden(sis)). The see belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Abuja.
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- Nigerian Superior General Urges Government to Prioritize Return of Displaced Communities
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