Diocese of Zaria
| Diocese of Zaria Dioecesis Zariensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | portion of Kaduna State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
| Coordinates | 11°06′47″N 7°43′30″E / 11.11306°N 7.72500°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2020) 2,614,000 53,000 (2.0%) |
| Parishes | 29 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria |
| Secular priests | 51 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.cathdiza-ng.org Official website of the diocese | |
The Diocese of Zaria (Latin: Zarien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The diocese's episcopal see is Zaria, Kaduna State. The Diocese of Zaria is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria.
History
On 5 December 2000, the Diocese of Zaria was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna. Bishop George Jonathan Dodo was installed as the first Bishop of Zaria Diocese by Most Reverend Osbaldo Padila, the Papal Nuncio to Nigeria
Special churches
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria.
Leadership
On September 21 2023, Pope Francis appointed Rev Fr Habila Daboh, current Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria. In comments to Aid to the Church in Need, in 2025, the bishop claimed that "despite hardships", Christianity was growing "astronomically" in Northern Nigeria.[1]
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
External links
References
- Back to citation Soto, Jonas; d'Avillez, Filipe (4 April 2025). "Despite hardships, Christianity grows "astronomically" in northern Nigeria". ACN International. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria, official website