Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano
Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Kano State |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
Coordinates | 11°59′39″N 8°30′49″E / 11.99417°N 8.51361°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 48,400 km2 (18,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 8,688,604 123,984 (1.4%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | April 22, 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano |
Secular priests | 34 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. John Namawzah Niyiring |
Map | |
![]() Kano State is shown in red. | |
Website | |
Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano (Latin: Kanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
History
[edit]- March 22, 1991: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
- December 15, 1995: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kano
- April 22, 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Kano
Special churches
[edit]The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.
Leadership
[edit]- Ecclesiastical Superior of Kano (Roman rite)
- Fr. John Francis Brown, S.M.A. (1991 – 1995)
- Vicar Apostolic of Kano (Roman rite)
- Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (1996.07.05 – 1999.06.22 see below)
- Bishops of Kano (Roman rite)
- Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (see above 1999-2008)
- Bishop John Namawzah Niyiring, O.S.A., since 20 March 2008
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- GCatholic.org Information
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano, Nigeria Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine