Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Kano State |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
Coordinates | 11°59′39″N 8°30′49″E / 11.99417°N 8.51361°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 48,400 km2 (18,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 8,688,604 123,984 (1.4%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | April 22, 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano |
Secular priests | 34 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. John Namawzah Niyiring |
Map | |
![]() Kano State is shown in red. | |
Website | |
Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano ( Latin: Kanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.
Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Kano State |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
Coordinates | 11°59′39″N 8°30′49″E / 11.99417°N 8.51361°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 48,400 km2 (18,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 8,688,604 123,984 (1.4%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | April 22, 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano |
Secular priests | 34 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. John Namawzah Niyiring |
Map | |
![]() Kano State is shown in red. | |
Website | |
Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano ( Latin: Kanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.