Matthew Hassan Kukah

The Right Reverend

Matthew Hassan Kukah
Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseKaduna
MetropolisKaduna
DioceseSokoto
Appointed10 June 2011
PredecessorBishop Kevin Joseph Aje
Personal details
Born
Matthew Hassan Kukah

(1952-08-31) 31 August 1952 (age 72)
Anchuna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria)
NationalityNigerian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Education

Matthew Hassan Kukah (born 31 August 1952) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.[1]

In December 2020, Pope Francis appointed him as a member of the Dicastery on Integral Human Development.[2]

  1. ^ "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Sokoto (Nigeria) e Nomina del Successore". Holy See Press Office. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ Boniface, Luka (18 January 2021). "*POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS BISHOP KUKAH MEMBER OF THE DICASTERY ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, VATICAN CITY*". Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.