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Diocese of Pankshin

Dioecesis Pankshinensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Michael Gobal Gokum, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 March 2014
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jos
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 8,486 (3,277 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil Districts of Pankshin, Kanke, Bokkos, Mangu, and Kanam
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Jos Road, P.O. Box 1017, Pankshin, Plateau State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0703)80.99.132

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 March 2014ErectedArchdiocese of Jos
Diocese of Shendam
Diocese of Pankshin (erected) (Pankshin, Kanke, Mangu, Bokkos, and Kanam)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2014168,6061,100,00015.3%47473,5873722bul:18Mar2014
2016188,9291,039,63818.2%403434,3933924ap2017
2019210,5801,162,14018.1%393425,01331331ap2020
2021219,7551,230,51017.9%445494,48451332ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 106, Page 423, and Page 424

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