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Diocese of Yola

Dioecesis Yolaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Stephen Dami Mamza, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 2 July 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jos
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 36,917 (14,259 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 5 Gashaka, P.O. Box 57, Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0803)66.01.446

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Yola
14 July 1950ErectedDiocese of Buéa
Prefecture Apostolic of Jos
Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo
Prefecture Apostolic of Yola (erected) (Adamctwa and parts of Bomu)
Diocese of Yola
2 July 1962ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Yola Diocese of Yola
3 September 1968Territory LostDiocese of Yola (Gaanda, Kilba, Uba, Maiha, Mubi, Mayo Bani, and Michika) Diocese of Maiduguri
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Yola (from Kaduna)
3 February 1995Territory LostDiocese of Yola (Taraba) Diocese of Jalingo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Yola
19501,278903,784.1%720274737ap1951
Diocese of Yola
197013,8071,785,000.8%19197261910ap1971
1980116,0001,777,0006.5%715225,2721713ap1981
1990142,8664,398,0003.2%1723403,571302431ap1991
199996,0831,589,0006.0%225273,558112221ap2000
2000102,0891,770,5995.8%265313,293102221ap2001
2001106,3221,770,5996.0%245293,66691822ap2002
2002109,6672,124,0495.2%276333,323171823ap2003
2003114,6362,135,2405.4%286343,371161824ap2004
2004156,8902,135,2407.3%296354,482162224ap2005
2010182,7423,524,0005.2%346404,568182628ap2011
2014215,7862,847,0007.6%485534,071151834ap2015
2017228,0003,101,3207.4%607673,402142034ap2018
2020192,7674,248,4004.5%669752,570102539ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Yola
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 102, and Page 103
  • Diocese of Yola
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 703, and Page 704
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 66
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 559

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