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Diocese of Makurdi

Dioecesis Makurdensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 28 June 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Abuja
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 7,304 (2,821 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://cdmakurdi.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 42 Kashim Ibrahim Road, 970001 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0816)50.09.137; (0803)65.50.802

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Benue
9 July 1934ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} Prefecture Apostolic of Benue (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
18 April 1950Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Benue Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
14 July 1950Territory LostDiocese of Buéa
Prefecture Apostolic of Jos
Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
Prefecture Apostolic of Yola (erected) (Adamctwa and parts of Bomu)
21 February 1955Territory LostDiocese of Benin City
Diocese of Kaduna
Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba (erected) (Civil Province of Kabba)
12 December 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Jos (Northern part of Benne) Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
Diocese of Oturkpo
2 April 1959ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo Diocese of Oturkpo
16 July 1959Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Oturkpo (from Onitsha)
Diocese of Makurdi
28 June 1960Name ChangedDiocese of Oturkpo Diocese of Makurdi
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Makurdi (from Kaduna)
10 July 1995Territory LostDiocese of Makurdi (Otukpo, Ado, Apa, Ogbadibo, Oju, and Okpokwu) Diocese of Otukpo (erected)
5 December 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Jos (Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba)
Diocese of Makurdi (Nasarawa along with Karu, Keffi, Lafia, Obi, Awe, Doma, Nasarawa, Toto, Keana, and Kokana)
Diocese of Lafia (erected)
29 December 2012Territory LostDiocese of Makurdi (Gboko, Tarka, Buruku, Ushongo, Kwande, Vandeikya, and Konshisha) Diocese of Gboko (erected)
29 December 2012Territory LostDiocese of Makurdi (Katsina-Ala, Logo, and Ukam) Diocese of Katsina-Ala (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Makurdi
197047,4312,641,9601.8%4242845644624ap1971
1980224,0003,200,0007.0%2847752,98652574ap1981
1990627,5114,703,00013.3%78421205,22947904ap1991
19991,160,1403,400,31334.1%122141368,530599664ap2000
20001,072,8552,510,00042.7%13961457,3997853ap2001
20011,077,2352,780,11038.7%11081189,129567956ap2002
20021,105,2802,780,11039.8%112111238,986586544ap2003
20031,177,9662,905,34140.5%117171348,790646947ap2004
20041,380,7903,005,56845.9%116612211,317546658ap2005
2012457,0701,014,00045.1%84845,441303327bul:29Dec2012
2013457,0701,014,00045.1%3831696,6241425127ap2014
2016501,0001,236,00040.5%5042925,4451717146ap2017
2019550,0001,352,60040.7%54561105,0001324270ap2020
2021582,3601,432,18040.7%57651224,7731314089ap2022

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 Oturkpo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 529
  • Diocese of Oturkpo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 624, and Page 625
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 72, and Page 73
  • Diocese of Makurdi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 913
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 557, and Page 558

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