Archdiocese of Niamey
| Archdiocese of Niamey Archidioecesis Niameyensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Niger |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Niger |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 11,183,000 27,600 (.2%) |
| Parishes | 18 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Djalwana Laurent Lompo |
| Bishops emeritus | Michel Christian Cartatéguy |
The Archdiocese of Niamey (Latin: Archidioecesis Niameyensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Niger. It is based in the capital city of Niamey and was erected on 28 April 1942. Pope Benedict XVI made it an archdiocese in June 2007. It uses the Latin Rite and covers approximately 200,000 square kilometres (80,000 mi2).
As of 2004, the diocesan population was about 5,880,000 with 0.3% Catholic. 29 priests were in the diocese for a ratio of 517 Catholics per priest. Djalwana Laurent Lompo has been the head of the archdiocese since October 2014.
This archdiocese is the metropolitan of a province having one suffragan diocese: Maradi.
Bishops
- Prefects Apostolic of Niamey
- Fr. François Faroud, S.M.A. (1942-1948), appointed Prefect of Parakou, Dahomey (country since renamed Benin)
- Fr. Constant Quillard, C.SS.R. (1948-1961)
- Bishops of Niamey
- Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R. (1961-1984)
- Guy Armand Romano, C.SS.R. (1997-2003)
- Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. (2003-2007), elevated to Archbishop when see raised to Archdiocese in 2007
- Archbishops of Niamey (since 2007)
- Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. (2007-2014), became Archbishop when see raised to Archdiocese in 2007
- Djalwana Laurent Lompo (2014- )
Auxiliary Bishops
- Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. (1999-2003), appointed Bishop here
- Djalwana Laurent Lompo (2013-2014), appointed Archbishop here
- Ambroise Ouédraogo (1999-2001), appointed Bishop of Maradi
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niamey is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Niamey