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| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Governance | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| President | Lucius iwejuru Ugorji |
| Region | Nigeria |
| Language | English, Latin |
| Members | 35.0 million (2024)[1] |
| Official website | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria |
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The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN).
In 2022, the present president of the CBCN is Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese.[2] He followed on from the previous president, Augustine Obiora Akubeze.[3][4]
- ^ "Table: Christian Population in Numbers by Country | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project". Features.pewforum.org. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Association of Catholic Information in Africa website, article dated 3/9/22
- ^ "Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)". www.cbcn-ng.org. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (22 February 2018). "Catholic bishops elect new president". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 17 March 2020.