Suffragan diocese Yola, Nigeria
Diocese of Yola
Yolaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Yola is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Adamawa State, Nigeria, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1950 and erected as a diocese on 2 July 1962, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Jos. Its bishop since 2011 is Stephen Dami Mamza.
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- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 156,890
- Priests
- 75
- Territory
- 32,296 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Theresa's Cathedral YolaJimeta-Yola · CathedralView parish
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, GombiGombiView parish
- Sancta Maria Catholic Church, MapeoMapeoView parish
- St. Ann's Gweda Mallam Pastoral AreaNumanView parish
- St. Augustine's Catholic Church GuyukGuyukView parish
- St. Augustine's Catholic Church SuguSuguView parish
- St. Augustine's Catholic Church, BekajiJimeta-YolaView parish
- St. Benedict's Pastoral Area, NyibangoYolaView parish
- St. Charles Catholic Church NguroreNguroreView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church VinikilangVinikilangView parish
- St. Garvan's Catholic Church, Mayo BelwaMayo-BelwaView parish
- St. James' Pastoral Area Yolde PateYolde PateView parish
- St. John of the Cross, JambutuYolaView parish
- St. John's Parish BuwangalBuwangalView parish
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church JadaJadaView parish
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DamiluYolaView parish
- St. Joseph's Pastoral Area NgbalangNgbalangView parish
- St. Jude's Catholic Church, Mayo-NguliMayo-NguliView parish
- St. Martins Catholic Church, GanyeGanyeView parish
- St. Mary's Catholic ChurchYola-TownView parish
- St. Mary's Catholic Church ToungoToungoView parish
- St. Michael's Catholic Church GyawanaGyawanaView parish
- St. Monica's Catholic Church, KarlahiKarlahiView parish
- St. Monica's Pastoral Area BachureBachureView parish
- St. Mulumba's Pastoral area, Fed Housing YolaYolaView parish
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church NumanNumanView parish
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church, YadimYadimView parish
- St. Patrick's Pastoral Area, FuforeFuforeView parish
- St. Patricks Catholic Church, KojoliKojoliView parish
- St. Paul's Catholic Church LafiaNumanView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Stephen Dami Mamza
- Born
- 30 November 1969
- Birthplace
- Bazza
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The cathedral
Saint Theresa Cathedral, Yola stands in Yola, 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
Seated in the city of Yola in Adamawa state, Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola (Latin: Yolaën(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Jos, Plateau state.
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