Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Maradi, Niger
Diocese of Maradi
Maraden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Maradi is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in Niger, erected in 2001 from the Diocese of Niamey. Bishop Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, a Ghanaian Missionary of Africa, was appointed in February 2025 as its second ordinary.
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- Established
- 2001
- Catholics
- 2,039
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 1,065,560 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
- Ignatius Anipu
- Born
- 7 November 1959
- Birthplace
- Wiagha
- Institute
- MISSIONARI D'AFRICA (PADRI BIANCHI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Maradi stands in Maradi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Located in Maradi, Niger, this Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Maradensis) is a suffragan see within the province headed by the metropolitan Archdiocese of Niamey.
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