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Suffragan diocese Zaria, Nigeria

Diocese of Zaria

Zarien(sis)

The Diocese of Zaria is a Latin Church suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kaduna in Kaduna State, Nigeria, erected on 5 December 2000. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Christ the King, in Zaria, Nigeria.

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Established
2000
Catholics
68,950
Priests
41
Territory
18,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh
Born
10 June 1970
Birthplace
Zangon Kataf

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Zaria, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Nigeria's Diocese of Zaria (Latin: Zarien(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church with its episcopal see at Zaria, Kaduna State. It is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria.

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