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Suffragan diocese Pankshin, Nigeria

Diocese of Pankshin

Pankshinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Pankshin is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Plateau State, Nigeria, in the ecclesiastical province of Jos. It was established in 2014 from territory of the Archdiocese of Jos and the Diocese of Shendam.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Cross, in Pankshin, Nigeria.

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Established
2014
Catholics
168,606
Priests
49
Territory
8,486 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Michael Gobal Gokum
Born
18 February 1964
Birthplace
Kadyis

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Cross stands in Pankshin, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Nigerian city of Pankshin is the seat of this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Pankshinen(sis)), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Jos.

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