The Diocese of Bauchi ( la, Bauchian(us)) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in Northern
Nigeria
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. It is a
suffragan diocese in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos in, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its
cathedral
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is the Cathedral of
St. John Evangelist, located in the
episcopal see of
Bauchi in
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the e ...
.
History
* Established on 5 July 1996 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the
Archdiocese of Jos
* Promoted on 31 December 2003 as Diocese of Bauchi/ Bauchian(us) (Latin adjective)
Statistics
, it pastorally served 79,000 Catholics (1.2% of 6,742,000 total) on 66,102 km
2 in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 39 priests (34 diocesan, 5 religious), 18 lay religious (9 brothers, 9 sisters) and 13 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
;''Apostolic Vicar of Bauchi''
* John Moore,
Society of African Missions
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(S.M.A.) (born
Ireland
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) (5 July 1996 – 31 December 2003 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
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of
Gigthi (1996.07.05 – 2003.12.12)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Bauchi''
*
John Moore, S.M.A. (''see above'' December 31, 2003 — death 20 January 2010)
*
Malachy John Goltok (18 March 2011 – death 21 March 2015)
*
Bishop-elect
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Hilary Nanman Dachelem,
Claretians
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(C.M.F.) (31 May 2017 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is mainly composed of a Latin hierarchy, joined in a national Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, and a single Eastern Catholic (transnational) see, comprising:
* 9 Latin rite ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Me ...
*
Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
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Sources and external links
GCatholic.org - data for all sectionsOfficial website of the Diocese of Bauchi
Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria
Religious organizations established in 1996
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jos
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