Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore} | |||
2 May 1884 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées} | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore} (erected) |
24 August 1911 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore} (Eastern part) | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} (erected) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | |||
24 August 1911 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore} (Western part) | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} |
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | |||
24 August 1918 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} |
10 March 1926 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin (Boundaries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} (Boundaries adjusted) | |
18 July 1929 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} (Area north of the rivers Niger and Benoue)
Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} |
9 July 1934 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Prefecture Apostolic of Benue (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar (erected) |
12 January 1943 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin (erected) (Ondo and Llorín) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin | |||
12 January 1943 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin |
Diocese of Benin City | |||
18 April 1950 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin | Diocese of Benin City |
21 February 1955 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Benin City
Diocese of Kaduna Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo | Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba (erected) (Civil Province of Kabba) |
10 March 1964 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Benin City (Warri) | Diocese of Warri (erected) |
5 July 1973 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Benin City (Asaba and Ika) | Diocese of Issele-Uku (erected) |
Archdiocese of Benin City | |||
26 March 1994 | Elevated | Diocese of Benin City | Archdiocese of Benin City |
4 December 2002 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benin City (Auchi with Akoko Edo, Etsako Central, Etsako East, Etsako West, Owan East, and Owan West) | Diocese of Auchi (erected) |
14 December 2005 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benin City (Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North-East, Esan South-East, and Igueben) | Diocese of Uromi (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Benin City | ||||||||||||
1958 | 99,253 | 1,392,116 | 7.1% | 7 | 46 | 53 | 1,872 | 18 | 17 | ap1960 | ||
1970 | 140,954 | 1,450,000 | 9.7% | 20 | 38 | 58 | 2,430 | 42 | 33 | 8 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 110,101 | 1,100,000 | 10.0% | 21 | 12 | 33 | 3,336 | 16 | 52 | 18 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 198,017 | 1,853,000 | 10.7% | 38 | 20 | 58 | 3,414 | 36 | 76 | 34 | ap1991 | |
Archdiocese of Benin City | ||||||||||||
1999 | 389,509 | 2,521,291 | 15.4% | 84 | 26 | 110 | 3,540 | 41 | 96 | 40 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 391,009 | 2,708,980 | 14.4% | 86 | 22 | 108 | 3,620 | 37 | 96 | 43 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 392,540 | 2,710,511 | 14.5% | 90 | 24 | 114 | 3,443 | 57 | 96 | 43 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 934,071 | 2,712,042 | 34.4% | 98 | 23 | 121 | 7,719 | 34 | 98 | 50 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 330,591 | 2,340,401 | 14.1% | 83 | 21 | 104 | 3,178 | 28 | 55 | 31 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 343,800 | 2,882,410 | 11.9% | 84 | 24 | 108 | 3,183 | 36 | 58 | 33 | ap2005 | |
2005 | 241,755 | 2,094,526 | 11.5% | 35 | 15 | 50 | 4,835 | 44 | 21 | bul14Dec2005 | ||
2006 | 363,000 | 3,043,000 | 11.9% | 62 | 28 | 90 | 4,033 | 77 | 77 | 54 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 128,750 | 1,856,761 | 6.9% | 81 | 23 | 104 | 1,237 | 55 | 73 | 62 | ap2013 | |
2015 | 138,900 | 1,888,973 | 7.4% | 96 | 34 | 130 | 1,068 | 66 | 86 | 73 | ap2016 | |
2018 | 148,900 | 1,930,473 | 7.7% | 103 | 36 | 139 | 1,071 | 68 | 100 | 78 | ap2019 | |
2020 | 151,950 | 1,954,470 | 7.8% | 118 | 38 | 156 | 974 | 70 | 122 | 84 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 153,900 | 1,974,470 | 7.8% | 113 | 42 | 155 | 992 | 74 | 117 | 92 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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