Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

The Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

History

First contacts with Christian priests are dated to the year 1470. 1543 by Pope Paul III. the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe founded. 1860 settled in Lagos, the monks and nuns of the Society of African Missions (SMA ) that from 1885 the Holy Ghost Fathers ( CSSP ).

1960 Lagos became the seat of the Apostolic Delegation for Central and West Africa. After the Biafran War from 1967 to 1970, in which most foreign missionaries were expelled, diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the Holy See could be recorded only in 1976 again. 1982 Pope John Paul II Nigeria. The Catholic Church developed into the largest Christian denomination in the country, in the north, it represents a religious minority

In the settlement areas of the Igbo there is a high proportion Catholic. In the north of the country, the number of Muslims exceeds that of the Catholic Christians clearly. Nigeria has since the introduction of Sharia in 2000, massive persecution of Christians, mainly in the Islamic north of the country. In Auseinandsetzungen to the construction of an Islamic mosque in a Christian district of Jos in January 2010 over 200 people died.

The Catholic Church is guided by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria ( CBCN ). The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Nigeria has not been filled since 2009.

Francis Arinze is an emeritus Cardinal and the highest-ranking Catholic Nigeria.

Dioceses

The country is divided into the following ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses ( bishoprics ):

  • Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja Archdiocese of Abuja, Makurdi Diocese, Diocese of Lokoja, Idah diocese, diocese Otukpo, Lafia Diocese
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Benin Archdiocese of Benin City, Warri Diocese, Diocese Issele - Uku Diocese of Auchi, Uromi diocese, apostolic vicariate Bomadi
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar Calabar archbishopric, bishopric Ogoja, Ikot Ekpene Diocese, Diocese of Port Harcourt, Uyo Diocese
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan Archdiocese of Ibadan, Ilorin diocese, Diocese of Ondo Diocese of Oyo, Osogbo Diocese, Diocese of Ekiti
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Jos Archdiocese of Jos, Yola Diocese, Diocese of Maiduguri Diocese Jalingo, Diocese of Bauchi Diocese Pankshin, Bishopric Shendam
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna Archdiocese of Kaduna, Sokoto Diocese, Diocese of Minna Diocese of Kano Diocese of Zaria, Kafanchan diocese, apostolic vicariate Kontagora
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos: Lagos Archdiocese, Diocese of Ijebu -Ode, Abeokuta Diocese
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha Archdiocese of Onitsha, Abakaliki Diocese, Diocese of Awka Diocese of Nsukka Diocese of Nnewi, Enugu diocese, diocese Awgu
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri Archdiocese of Owerri, Aba diocese, diocese Ahiara, Diocese of Umuahia Diocese of Orlu, Okigwe Diocese
Nigerian Civil War Igbo people Nuncio Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi Roman Catholic Diocese of Lokoja Roman Catholic Diocese of Idah Roman Catholic Diocese of Otukpo Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku Roman Catholic Diocese of Auchi Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalingo Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi Roman Catholic Diocese of Shendam Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria Roman Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode Roman Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka Roman Catholic Diocese of Nnewi Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu Roman Catholic Diocese of Okigwe Christianity in Nigeria
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