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Nunciature to Nigeria



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature
  • Elevated: 28 April 1976
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Mailing Address: Garki, P.M.B. 541, Abuja, Nigeria; Maitama, 6 Pope John Paul II Crescent, 900001 Abuja, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (234)703.881.5407; 810.643.9388

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Delegation to Central-Western Africa
23 September 1960SplitDelegation to British Eastern and Western Africa Delegation to Eastern Africa
Delegation to Central-Western Africa
1965EstablishedDelegation to Central-Western Africa
1966EstablishedDelegation to Central-Western Africa
1967EstablishedDelegation to Central-Western Africa
26 December 1970EstablishedDelegation to Central-Western Africa Nunciature to Gambia and Sierra Leone
13 December 1973EstablishedDelegation to Central-Western Africa Delegation to Chad
Delegation to Nigeria and Ghana
17 October 1973Name ChangedDelegation to Central-Western Africa Delegation to Nigeria and Ghana
Delegation to Nigeria
Nunciature to Nigeria
28 April 1976ElevatedDelegation to Nigeria Nunciature to Nigeria

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Delegation to Nigeria and Ghana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 628, and Page 629
  • Nunciature to Nigeria
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 400
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