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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Maradi, Niger

Diocese of Maradi

Maraden(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
Maradi, Niger, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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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