Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Minna | |||
9 November 1964 | Erected | Archdiocese of Kaduna (Province of Niger) | Prefecture Apostolic of Minna (erected) |
Diocese of Minna | |||
17 September 1973 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Minna | Diocese of Minna |
6 November 1981 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Minna | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja (erected) (Federal Capital Territory) |
15 December 1995 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ilorin (New Bussa, Agwara, Shagunu, and Babana)
Diocese of Minna (Rijau, Magama, Mariga, Zuru, Sakaba, Danko Wasugu, and part of Wushishi) Diocese of Sokoto (Yauri, Ngaski, and part of Bagudo) | Prefecture Apostolic of Kontagora (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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Prefecture Apostolic of Minna | ||||||||||||
1970 | 5,796 | 1,339,137 | .4% | 27 | 27 | 214 | 32 | 6 | 8 | ap1971 | ||
Diocese of Minna | ||||||||||||
1980 | 15,818 | 1,320,000 | 1.2% | 2 | 18 | 20 | 790 | 20 | 9 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 41,469 | 2,074,000 | 2.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2,073 | 13 | 14 | ap1991 | ||
1999 | 54,120 | 2,122,000 | 2.6% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 1,866 | 15 | 31 | 25 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 55,070 | 2,182,000 | 2.5% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 1,776 | 18 | 45 | 25 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 56,020 | 2,065,658 | 2.7% | 24 | 8 | 32 | 1,750 | 15 | 45 | 25 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 56,571 | 2,071,209 | 2.7% | 25 | 8 | 33 | 1,714 | 14 | 45 | 25 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 57,030 | 2,365,659 | 2.4% | 42 | 7 | 49 | 1,163 | 7 | 45 | 27 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 65,858 | 2,267,107 | 2.9% | 41 | 9 | 50 | 1,317 | 9 | 45 | 30 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 77,589 | 2,931,000 | 2.6% | 52 | 13 | 65 | 1,193 | 31 | 57 | 48 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 82,695 | 3,181,530 | 2.6% | 47 | 17 | 64 | 1,292 | 43 | 75 | 55 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 88,000 | 3,405,340 | 2.6% | 65 | 26 | 91 | 967 | 58 | 80 | 70 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 93,190 | 3,607,500 | 2.6% | 66 | 23 | 89 | 1,047 | 26 | 79 | 60 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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