Diocese of Minna

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Bishop(s) Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu, Bishop Luka Sylvester Gopep, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 17 September 1973 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaduna Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Nigeria Square Kilometers: 36,031 (13,916 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Catholic Resource Centre, St. Michael's Catholic Cathedral, Bosso Road, P.O. Box 58, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria Telephone: (0806)65.60.181

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Minna
  • Latin Name: Minnaensis
  • Erected: 9 November 1964
  • Country: Nigeria

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. † (25 Nov 1964 Appointed - 17 Sep 1973 Resigned)
• Christopher Shaman Abba † (17 Sep 1973 Appointed - 5 Jul 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Yola)
• Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (5 Jul 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Minna
9 November 1964	Erected	Archdiocese of Kaduna (Province of Niger)	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna (erected)
Diocese of Minna
17 September 1973	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna	Diocese of Minna
6 November 1981	Territory Lost	Diocese of Minna	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja (erected) (Federal Capital Territory)
15 December 1995	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ilorin (New Bussa, Agwara, Shagunu, and Babana) Diocese of Minna (Rijau, Magama, Mariga, Zuru, Sakaba, Danko Wasugu, and part of Wushishi) Diocese of Sokoto (Yauri, Ngaski, and part of Bagudo)	Prefecture Apostolic of Kontagora (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 Minna
1970	5,796	1,339,137	.4%		27	27	214		32	6	8	ap1971
Diocese of Minna
1980	15,818	1,320,000	1.2%	2	18	20	790		20	9		ap1981
1990	41,469	2,074,000	2.0%	7	13	20	2,073		13	14		ap1991
1999	54,120	2,122,000	2.6%	20	9	29	1,866		15	31	25	ap2000
2000	55,070	2,182,000	2.5%	20	11	31	1,776		18	45	25	ap2001
2001	56,020	2,065,658	2.7%	24	8	32	1,750		15	45	25	ap2002
2002	56,571	2,071,209	2.7%	25	8	33	1,714		14	45	25	ap2003
2003	57,030	2,365,659	2.4%	42	7	49	1,163		7	45	27	ap2004
2004	65,858	2,267,107	2.9%	41	9	50	1,317		9	45	30	ap2005
2013	77,589	2,931,000	2.6%	52	13	65	1,193		31	57	48	ap2014
2016	82,695	3,181,530	2.6%	47	17	64	1,292		43	75	55	ap2017
2019	88,000	3,405,340	2.6%	65	26	91	967		58	80	70	ap2020
2021	93,190	3,607,500	2.6%	66	23	89	1,047		26	79	60	ap2022

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luka Sylvester Gopep (Priest: 31 Jan 1998; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Dec 2020)
• Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (Bishop: 5 Jul 1996 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Christopher Shaman Abba † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1973 to 5 Jul 1996)
• Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. † (Prefect: 25 Nov 1964 to 17 Sep 1973)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Minna Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 627, and Page 628 Diocese of Minna Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 583, and Page 584

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