Roman Catholic Diocese of 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.

Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Kano State
Ecclesiastical province	Kaduna
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Kaduna
Coordinates	11°59′39″N 8°30′49″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

History

• March 22, 1991: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
• December 15, 1995: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kano
• April 22, 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Kano

Special churches

The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.

Leadership

• Ecclesiastical Superior of Kano (Roman rite)
  • Fr. John Francis Brown, S.M.A. (1991 – 1995)
• Vicar Apostolic of Kano (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (1996.07.05 – 1999.06.22 see below)
• Bishops of Kano (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (see above 1999-2008)
  • Bishop John Namawzah Niyiring, O.S.A., since 20 March 2008

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

External links

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano, Nigeria Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine