Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja
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For the Diocese of Abuja in the Church of Nigeria, see Anglican Province of Abuja.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
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Archdiocese of Abuja Archidioecesis Abugensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Abuja Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) |
Ecclesiastical province | Abuja |
Metropolitan | Abuja |
Deaneries | 6, Garki, Wuse, Bwari, Gwagwalada Karu, Lugbe |
Coordinates | 9°4′0″N 7°29′0″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 2,991,000 538,000 (17.9%) |
Parishes | 46 |
Schools | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 November 1981 |
Cathedral | Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignatius Ayau Kaigama |
Auxiliary Bishops | Anselm Umoren, MSPN |
Vicar General | Innocent Jooji |
Bishops emeritus | John Onaiyekan |
Map | |
Federal Capital Territory | |
Website | |
catholicarchdioceseofabuja.org | |
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