Archdiocese of Kaduna

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The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Nigeria that serves as the metropolitan see for several suffragan dioceses in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
metropolitan see
affiliation Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
cathedral St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Kaduna
country Nigeria
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee Kaduna
establishedAsVicariateApostolic 1911
governedBy archbishop
hasClergyType diocesan priests
religious priests
hasEcclesiasticalProvinceRole metropolitan
hasInstitutionType Catholic schools
health facilities
parishes
seminaries
hasJurisdictionOver Catholic faithful in its territory
clergy in its territory
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor Catholics in its territory
hasPreviousOrdinary Job Haokip
John MacCarthy
Peter Jatau
hasSuffraganDiocese Diocese of Kano
Diocese of Kontagora
Diocese of Minna
Diocese of Sokoto
Diocese of Zaria
languageOfLiturgy English
Latin
liturgicalTradition Western Catholic
locatedIn Northern Nigeria
metropolitanArchbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Kaduna
mission evangelization in northern Nigeria
partOf Catholic Church in Nigeria
promotedToArchdiocese 1959
promotedToDiocese 1953
province Ecclesiastical province of Kaduna
region Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes parts of Kaduna State
parts of Katsina State
parts of Zamfara State
typeOfJurisdiction archdiocese

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Diocese of Kontagora metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Kaduna
Catholic Church in Nigeria hasJurisdiction Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna
linked to: Archdiocese of Kaduna