The

Catholic Church in Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN is Most Rev. Luciu ...

is mainly composed of a Latin hierarchy, joined in a national Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, and a single

Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of ...

(transnational) see, comprising: * 9

Latin rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church '' sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language onc ...

ecclesiastical provinces, each under a

Metropolitan Archbishop Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

, with a total of 44

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

dioceses * one missionary apostolic vicariate * one

Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the lar ...

diocese, for all Western and Central Africa There are no

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbi ...

s. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at embassy-level) to Nigeria in the national capital

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plan ...

; in it is also vested the papal Permanent Observer to

Economic Community of West African States The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in ...

(ECOWAS).

Eastern Catholic

Exempt (directly under the Holy See)

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Annunciation of Ibadan The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of the Annunciation is an Eparchy of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See located in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Angola. Its current ordinary is Eparch ...

, with see in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its ...

, Oyo state

Current Latin Sees

Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko, Diocese of Gboko ** Diocese of Idah ** Diocese of Katsina-Ala ** Diocese of Lafia, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Lokoja, Diocese of Lokoja ** Diocese of Makurdi ** Diocese of Otukpo

Ecclesiastical Province of Benin City

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Benin City The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria. History * 1884.05.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas ...

, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Diocese of Auchi, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku, Diocese of Issele-Uku, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi, Diocese of Uromi, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri, Diocese of Warri, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi, Diocese of Bomadi

Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar ** Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, Diocese of Ogoja ** Diocese of Port Harcourt ** Diocese of Uyo, official websit

Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, Archdiocese of Ibadan, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Diocese of Ekiti, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Diocese of Ilorin ** Diocese of Ondo, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Diocese of Osogbo ** Diocese of Oyo, official websit

Ecclesiastical Province of Jos

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Archdiocese of Jos, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi, Diocese of Bauchi, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, Diocese of Jalingo ** Diocese of Maiduguri ** Diocese of Pankshin ** Diocese of Shendam ** Diocese of Wukari ** Diocese of Yola

Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Diocese of Kafanchan, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano, Diocese of Kano ** Diocese of Kontagora ** Diocese of Minna ** Diocese of Sokoto ** Diocese of Zaria, official websit

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Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Archdiocese of Lagos, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Diocese of Abeokuta, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode, Diocese of Ijebu-Ode

Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Diocese of Abakaliki, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu, Diocese of Awgu ** Diocese of Awka, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Diocese of Enugu, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Diocese of Nnewi, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Diocese of Nsukka ** Diocese of Ekwulobia, official websit

Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Archdiocese of Owerri, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba, Diocese of Aba, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Diocese of Ahiara, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Diocese of Okigwe, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu, Diocese of Orlu, official websit

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Diocese of Umuahia, official websit

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria

Catholic News Service of Nigeria

Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA)

Jurisdictions and Ordinaries in Nigeria
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