Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Nigeria

Statistics by Diocese

by Catholic Population


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#CatholicsPopulationPercent CatholicDioceseYearSource
12,164,0834,524,38747.83%Lagos (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
21,380,7903,005,56845.94%Makurdi2004ap2005
31,373,6602,060,49066.67%Onitsha (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
4840,0001,400,00060.00%Enugu2005bul08Jul2005
5823,4832,001,83841.14%Okigwe2004ap2005
6732,503857,97485.38%Nsukka2004ap2005
7670,9861,693,32939.63%Owerri (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
8658,0091,247,63752.74%Awka2004ap2005
9598,0281,779,85633.60%Uyo1997ap2004
10572,1472,236,13525.59%Aba2004ap2005
11562,837881,38563.86%Orlu2004ap2005
12507,1643,107,22516.32%Jos (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
13502,4372,843,10517.67%Otukpo2004ap2005
14458,302687,45366.67%Nnewi2004ap2005
15401,506510,62378.63%Ahiara2004ap2005
16360,000600,00060.00%Awgu2005bul08Jul2005
17348,6504,421,4307.89%Ibadan (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
18343,8002,882,41011.93%Benin City (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
19332,3731,536,29421.63%Ogoja2004ap2005
20331,0001,675,00019.76%Abakaliki2004ap2005
21323,0764,951,3106.53%Kaduna (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
22292,366951,11730.74%Issele-Uku2004ap2005
23252,6532,832,2998.92%Jalingo2004ap2005
24250,0001,080,24723.14%Kafanchan2004ap2005
25218,4662,143,95610.19%Ekiti2004ap2005
26218,4124,521,4294.83%Port Harcourt2004ap2005
27200,0002,300,0008.70%Abuja (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
28199,000884,20922.51%Umuahia2004ap2005
29198,7223,674,6925.41%Ondo2004ap2005
30191,0042,303,2678.29%Calabar (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
31189,6861,867,24110.16%Lafia2004ap2005
32186,2982,614,8577.12%Warri2004ap2005
33156,8902,135,2407.35%Yola2004ap2005
34129,7631,342,4809.67%Idah2004ap2005
35123,9848,688,6041.43%Kano2004ap2005
36109,0005,200,0002.10%Maiduguri2004ap2005
3798,552908,02810.85%Ikot Ekpene2004ap2005
3868,9501,839,9273.75%Zaria2004ap2005
3968,6995,406,5301.27%Bauchi2004ap2005
4067,3832,290,3442.94%Ijebu-Ode2004ap2005
4165,8582,267,1072.90%Minna2004ap2005
4265,000800,2008.12%Auchi2004ap2005
4360,55412,251,910.49%Sokoto2004ap2005
4453,5031,935,4482.76%Abeokuta2004ap2005
4540,0001,500,0002.67%Osogbo2004ap2005
4636,5071,465,5302.49%Lokoja2004ap2005
4730,2002,031,6601.49%Oyo2004ap2005
4825,5951,300,0001.97%Kontagora (Vicariate Apostolic)2004ap2005
4925,5001,260,0002.02%Ilorin2004ap2005
5019,0001,836,0001.03%Bomadi (Vicariate Apostolic)2003ap2004

Note: The table above is generated with the most recent data available for each diocese. Dioceses with incomplete data may not appear in the table.

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Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2005; code: v2.3.4, 17 Nov 05; data: 20 Nov 05