The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora ( la, Dioecesis Kongtagorana) is a

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Diocese located in the city of

Kontagora Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria. It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate. The current Niger state governor, Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello hails from Kontagora. On December 1 ...

in Nigeria. It is a suffragan see in the

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern Nige ...

province.

History

* 15 December 1995: Established as the

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of Kontagora from the

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and

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* 21 May 2002: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora * 2 April 2020: Promoted to Diocese of Kontagora

Leadership

*Prefect Apostolic of Kontagora (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (December 15, 1995 – April 30, 2002 ''see below'') * Vicar Apostolics of Kontagora (Roman rite) ** Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (''see above'' April 30, 2002 – April 30, 2010) ** Bishop

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(February 2, 2012 - April 2, 2020 ''see below'') * Bishops of Kontagora (Roman rite) ** Bishop

(''see above'' since April 2, 2020)

Special Churches

*Saint Michael Cathedral in

References

GCatholic.org Information

Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Christian organizations established in 1995 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna {{Nigeria-RC-diocese-stub