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Archdiocese of Abuja

Archidioecesis Abugensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop
  • Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.N., Auxiliary Bishop
  • John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 26 March 1994
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 8,000 (3,090 Square Miles)
  • Description: Federal Capital Territory of Abuja
  • Official Web Site: https://catholicarchdioceseofabuja.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, 9 New Bussa Close, Area 3, Section 2, P.O. Box 286, Garki, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0803)70.16.258; (0810)69.15.313

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja
6 November 1981ErectedDiocese of Minna Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja (erected) (Federal Capital Territory)
Diocese of Abuja
19 June 1989ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja Diocese of Abuja
Archdiocese of Abuja
26 March 1994ElevatedDiocese of Abuja Archdiocese of Abuja

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Abuja
19909,390423,0002.2%141024391931610ap1991
Archdiocese of Abuja
199746,708780,4136.0%2421451,0371007023ap2000
200071,000700,00010.1%3017471,5101087827ap2001
200172,000750,0009.6%3721581,2411288928ap2002
2002280,0002,000,00014.0%3622584,8271348931ap2003
2003307,2502,000,00015.4%6619853,61413912632ap2004
2004200,0002,300,0008.7%7021912,1973813236ap2005
2005205,0002,357,0008.7%74261002,0504413437ap2006
2006350,0002,429,00014.4%4021615,73716212937ap2007
2009538,0002,991,00018.0%62501124,80316316746ap2012
2012542,1053,096,00017.5%82501324,10612516767ap2013
2015514,1053,295,00015.6%120751952,63615123074ap2016
2018610,0003,871,95015.8%188862742,22617625785ap2019
2020895,0003,944,09522.7%210933032,95319137498ap2021
2022908,7444,363,44920.8%2471013482,611195394137ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 64
  • Diocese of Abuja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 1,185, and Page 1,186
  • Archdiocese of Abuja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 557, and Page 558

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