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Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto (Latin: Sokotoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sokoto in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria. Its territory includes the states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Katsina.
Diocese of Sokoto Dioecesis Sokotoensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Nigerian states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Katsina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
| Coordinates | 13°03′39″N 5°14′20″E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,507 km2 (42,281 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 12,251,910 60,554 (0.5%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 June 1964 |
| Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral, Sokoto |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah |
| Map | |
The Diocese of Sokoto includes all of Sokoto State (shown here in red) as well as portions of neighboring states of Zamfara, Kebbi and Katsina. | |
| Website | |
The Cathedral is Holy Family Cathedral in Sokoto.
Situated in the North of Nigeria, in a Muslim-majority atmosphere, there have been incidents of persecution in Sokoto against Christians and Catholics in particular. In May 2022, following the lynching of Deborah Yakubu, there was violence against other Christian sites, according to a statement released by the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. "During the protest, groups of youths led by some adults in the background attacked the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral at Bello Way, destroying church glass windows, those of the Bishop Lawton Secretariat, and vandalized a community bus parked within the premises. St. Kevin’s Catholic Church was also attacked and partly burnt; windows of the new hospital complex under construction, in the same premises, were shattered. The hoodlums also attacked the Bakhita Centre […], burning down a bus within the premises.”[1]
In 2022 two Catholic priests were kidnapped, and later released, in the diocese. Their names are Fr Stephen Ojapah and Fr. Oliver Okpara.
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