Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna (Latin: Minnaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Minna in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.

Diocese of Minna Dioecesis Minnaensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	eastern portion of Niger State
Ecclesiastical province	Kaduna
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Kaduna
Coordinates	9°36′50″N 6°33′25″E
Statistics
Area	56,229 km2 (21,710 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,267,107 65,858 (2.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 September 1973
Cathedral	Saint Michael Cathedral in Minna
Current leadership
Pope	Sede vacante
Bishop	Most Rev. Martin Igwe Uzoukwu
Map
The Diocese of Minna is located in eastern Niger State which is shown here in red.

History

• 9 November 1964: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Minna from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
• 17 September 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Minna

Special churches

The Cathedral is St. Michael's Cathedral in Minna.

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Minna (Roman rite)
  • Father Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. (25 November 1964 – 17 September 1973), resigned; future Bishop
• Bishops of Minna (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba (17 September 1973 – 5 June 1996), appointed Bishop of Yola
  • Bishop Martin Igwe Uzoukwu (since 5 June 1996)

Persecution

On 15 January 2023, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked the residence of the parish priests of Kafin Koro. They set fire to the house. Fr Collins managed to escape the burning building and was shot in the leg, but Fr Isaac Achi was burned to death.^[1]

Fr Paul Sanogo, and Brother Melchior Mahinini, originally from Mali and from Tanzania, respectively, were kidnapped on 2 August. The priest and seminarian belong to the Missionaries of Africa. They were both released on 23 August, physically unharmed, though traumatised.^[2]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria