Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri (Latin: Maidugurien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Maiduguri in the Ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
Diocese of Maiduguri Dioecesis Maiduguriensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Borno State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Jos |
| Coordinates | 11°50′47″N 13°09′36″E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 132,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 5,200,000 109,000 (2.1%) |
| Information | |
| Established | June 7, 1966 |
| Cathedral | Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Maiduguri |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Oliver Dashe Doeme |
| Bishops emeritus | Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. |
| Map | |
 Maiduguri is in Borno State shown in red | |
History
- June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Maiduguri from Apostolic Prefecture of Jos
- June 7, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Maiduguri
Special churches
The Cathedral is St Patrick's Cathedral in Maiduguri.
Bishops
- Prefects Apostolic of Maiduguri (Roman rite)
- Father James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. (1962.07.05 – 1966.06.07 see below)
- Bishops of Maiduguri (Roman rite)
- Bishop James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. (see above 1966.06.07 – 1988.03.15)
- Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. (1993.09.18 – 2003.02.28)
- Bishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (2003.02.28 - 2007.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Kaduna
- Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme (6 Jun 2009 Appointed - present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Stephen Dami Mamza, appointed Bishop of Yola in 2011
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
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