Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora

Diocese of Kontagora Dioecesis Kongtagorana
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	a portion of Niger State
Metropolitan	Kaduna
Coordinates	10°24′11″N 5°28′23″E / 10.40306°N 5.47306°E
Statistics
Area	46,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2022) 3,083,202 93,202 (3.0%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 April 2020
Cathedral	Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna
Map
Kontagora is located in Niger State which is shown here in red.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora (Latin: Dioecesis Kongtagorana) is a Roman Catholic Diocese located in the city of Kontagora in Nigeria. It is a suffragan see in the Kaduna province.

History

• 15 December 1995: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kontagora from the Diocese of Ilorin, Diocese of Minna and Diocese of Sokoto
• 21 May 2002: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
• 2 April 2020: Promoted to Diocese of Kontagora

Leadership

• Prefect Apostolic of Kontagora (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (December 15, 1995 – April 30, 2002 see below)
• Vicar Apostolics of Kontagora (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (see above April 30, 2002 – April 30, 2010)
  • Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (February 2, 2012 - April 2, 2020 see below)
• Bishops of Kontagora (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (see above since April 2, 2020)

Special Churches

• Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora

Persecution

The diocese has not been immune to general problems of religious violence and Christian persecution in Nigeria. On 21 November close to 300 people, among students and staff, were kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, leading local bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna to say: "The kidnapping of our innocent students and dedicated staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School has brought deep sorrow to the families and the entire community. These children left their homes in search of education and were instead confronted with terror. Their families remain in anguish, unable to sleep, not knowing the condition of their loved ones. As a Church, our hearts are broken, but our faith remains firm". All the victims were eventually released.

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

Bibliography

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy