Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria
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The Diocese of Zaria (Template:Langx) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. The diocese's episcopal see is Zaria, Kaduna State. The Diocese of Zaria is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria.
History
On 5 December 2000, the Diocese of Zaria was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna. Bishop George Jonathan Dodo was installed as the first Bishop of Zaria Diocese by Most Reverend Osbaldo Padila, the Papal Nuncio to Nigeria
Special churches
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Christ the King in Zaria.
Leadership
On September 21 2023, Pope Francis appointed Rev Fr Habila Daboh, current Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria.
See also
References
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External links
- Official website of the Diocese of ZariaTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- GCatholic.org Information page
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Scribd.com information from 2010 Directory