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Diocese of Lokoja

Dioecesis Lokoiana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 5 May 1965
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Abuja
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 24,750 (9,559 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Maryville, P.O. Box 172, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0806)00.22.691

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba
21 February 1955ErectedDiocese of Benin City
Diocese of Kaduna
Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba (erected) (Civil Province of Kabba)
Diocese of Kabba
6 July 1964ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kabba Diocese of Kabba
14 October 1964Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kabba (from Onitsha to Kaduna)
Diocese of Lokoja
5 May 1965Name ChangedDiocese of Kabba Diocese of Lokoja
26 September 1968Territory LostDiocese of Lokoja (East of the river Niger) Prefecture Apostolic of Idah (erected)
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lokoja (from Kaduna)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Lokoja
196912,514650,0001.9%214167821489ap1971
198024,2211,095,0002.2%87151,614471210ap1981
199032,7301,061,0003.1%104142,337443211ap1991
199935,7921,388,0002.6%261271,325412715ap2000
200036,5071,465,5302.5%261271,352413315ap2001
200138,0441,349,0102.8%261271,409413616ap2002
200238,9781,624,5902.4%301311,257413917ap2003
200339,9521,734,2642.3%294331,210444316ap2004
200436,5071,465,5302.5%35237986423515ap2005
201332,8431,797,0001.8%51758566373536ap2014
201634,3401,917,0001.8%54458592243139ap2017
201943,4503,356,4001.3%56359736235141ap2020
202145,1503,553,8701.3%61364705133443ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 377, to Page 379
  • Diocese of Kabba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 1,034, and Page 1,035
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 215, and Page 216
  • Diocese of Lokoja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 733, and Page 734
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 557, and Page 558

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