The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola ( la, Yolaën(sis)) is a

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located in the city of Yola in

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and in the

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of Jos, Plateau state,

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History

* July 14, 1950: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yola from the

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, the Apostolic Prefecture of Jos and the Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo * July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Yola

Special churches

The

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is St Theresa's Cathedral in Yola.

Bishops

* Prefect Apostolic of Yola (Roman rite) ** Father Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. (1950.10.27 – 1962.07.02 ''see below'') *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Yola ** Bishop

Patrick Joseph Dalton Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

, O.S.A. (''see above'' 1962.07.02 – 1969.11.29) ** Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (1970.09.21 – 1996.07.05), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kano ** Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba (1996.07.05 - 2010.01.09) ** Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza (2011.02.18 - )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

Charles Michael Hammawa Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, appointed Bishop of Jalingo in 2008 *

Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

, appointed Bishop of Maiduguri in 2003

Sources

GCatholic.org Information

Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Christian organizations established in 1950 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Adamawa State 1950 establishments in Nigeria Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jos {{Nigeria-RC-diocese-stub

History

Special churches

Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

See also

Sources