Archdiocese of Kaduna

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Bishop(s) Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Ilorin Kafanchan Kano Minna Sokoto Zaria

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 16 July 1959 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Nigeria Square Kilometers: 17,044 (6,583 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 248, 71 Tafawa Balewa Way, Kaduna, Nigeria Telephone: (062)246.076 Fax: 240.026

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
  • Latin Name: Nigeriae Orientalis
  • Erected: 24 August 1911
  • Country: Nigeria

• Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
  • Latin Name: Nigeriae Septentrionalis
  • Name Changed: 18 July 1929
  • Country: Nigeria

• Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
  • Latin Name: Kadunaensis
  • Elevated: 9 April 1934
  • Country: Nigeria

• Diocese of Kaduna
  • Latin Name: Kadunaensis
  • Elevated: 29 June 1953
  • Country: Nigeria

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Osvaldo Waller, S.M.A. † ( 1912 Appointed - 1929 Resigned)
• François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (17 May 1929 Appointed - 31 Mar 1930 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin)
• William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. † (8 Apr 1930 Appointed - 25 Apr 1933 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast})
• Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † (12 Jan 1934 Appointed - 12 Jan 1943 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Nepte)
• John MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (14 May 1943 Appointed - 10 Apr 1975 Resigned)
• Peter Yariyok Jatau (10 Apr 1975 Appointed - 16 Nov 2007 Retired)
• Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (16 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
24 August 1911	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}	Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
18 July 1929	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
9 April 1934	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
9 April 1934	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
28 April 1942	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou	Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey (erected)
29 June 1953	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna	Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto (erected)
Diocese of Kaduna
29 June 1953	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna	Diocese of Kaduna
21 February 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benin City Diocese of Kaduna Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo	Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba (erected)
Archdiocese of Kaduna
16 July 1959	Elevated	Diocese of Kaduna	Archdiocese of Kaduna
9 November 1964	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna (erected)
22 March 1991	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kano (erected)
10 July 1995	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos Archdiocese of Kaduna	Diocese of Kafanchan (erected)
5 December 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna	Diocese of Zaria (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
1949	16,887	6,000,000	.3%	28		28	603			17	10	ap1951
Diocese of Kaduna
Archdiocese of Kaduna
1970	54,000	7,900,000	.7%	3	40	43	1,255		41	49	22	ap1971
1980	145,795	7,489,000	1.9%	13	39	52	2,803		39	23		ap1981
1990	321,257	7,449,000	4.3%	42	26	68	4,724		26	18	43	ap1991
1999	318,443	3,240,000	9.8%	60	10	70	4,549		10	22	45	ap2000
2000	253,502	2,163,000	11.7%	53	10	63	4,023		10	22	35	ap2001
2001	269,150	2,163,000	12.4%	44	8	52	5,175		8	22	35	ap2002
2002	280,150	2,163,000	13.0%	45	10	55	5,093		10	22	35	ap2003
2003	310,543	2,248,000	13.8%	66	8	74	4,196		8	27	42	ap2004
2004	323,076	4,951,310	6.5%	72	8	80	4,038		8	27	41	ap2005
2006	382,638	5,230,000	7.3%	88	8	96	3,985		8	27	43	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Peter Yariyok Jatau (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Jun 1972; Archbishop: 10 Apr 1975 to 16 Nov 2007)
• Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (Archbishop: 16 Nov 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 12 Jan 1934 to 12 Jan 1943)
• John MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 14 May 1943; Bishop: 10 Apr 1954; Archbishop: 16 Jul 1959 to 10 Apr 1975)
• François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 17 May 1929 to 31 Mar 1930)
• William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 8 Apr 1930 to 25 Apr 1933)
• Osvaldo Waller, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 1912 to 1929)