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Archdiocese of Abuja Archidioecesis Abugensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Abuja Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) |
Ecclesiastical province | Abuja |
Metropolitan | Abuja |
Deaneries | 6, Garki, Wuse, Bwari, Gwagwalada Karu, Lugbe |
Coordinates | 9°4′0″N 7°29′0″E / 9.06667°N 7.48333°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 2,991,000 538,000 (17.9%) |
Parishes | 46 |
Schools | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 November 1981 |
Cathedral | Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignatius Ayau Kaigama |
Auxiliary Bishops | Anselm Umoren, MSPN |
Vicar General | Innocent Jooji |
Bishops emeritus | John Onaiyekan |
Map | |
Federal Capital Territory | |
Website | |
catholicarchdioceseofabuja.org | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
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