Kaduna (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 16 July 1959
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Nigeria
Square Kilometers: 17,094 (6,602 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://kadunaecclesia.org/
Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, 71 Tafawa Balewa Way, Kaduna, Nigeria
Telephone: (0802)35.70.826

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
- Latin Name: Nigeriae Orientalis
- Erected: 24 August 1911
- Country: Nigeria
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
- Latin Name: Nigeriae Septentrionalis
- Name Changed: 18 July 1929
- Country: Nigeria
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
- Latin Name: de Kaduna
- Elevated: 9 April 1934
- Country: Nigeria
Diocese of Kaduna
- Latin Name: Kadunaensis
- Elevated: 29 June 1953
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lagos
- Country: Nigeria

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. † (26 Sep 1911 Appointed - 1929 Resigned)
Francis O’Rourke, S.M.A. † (14 May 1929 Appointed - 27 Mar 1930 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin)
William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. † (8 Apr 1930 Appointed - 25 Apr 1933 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast})
Thomas P. Hughes, S.M.A. † (12 Jan 1934 Appointed - 12 Jan 1943 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin)
John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (14 May 1943 Appointed - 10 Apr 1975 Resigned)
Peter Yariyok Jatau † (10 Apr 1975 Succeeded - 16 Nov 2007 Retired)
Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (16 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
24 August 1911	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore} (Eastern part)	Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
18 July 1929	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} (Area north of the rivers Niger and Benoue) Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
9 April 1934	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} (Plateau, Baciti, and part of Benue and part of Bornou)	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
9 April 1934	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
28 April 1942	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou	Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey (erected)
29 June 1953	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna (Sokoto and Katsina)	Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto (erected)
Diocese of Kaduna
29 June 1953	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna	Diocese of Kaduna
21 February 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benin City Diocese of Kaduna Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo	Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba (erected) (Civil Province of Kabba)
Archdiocese of Kaduna
16 July 1959	Elevated	Diocese of Kaduna	Archdiocese of Kaduna
9 November 1964	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna (Province of Niger)	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna (erected)
22 March 1991	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kano (erected)
10 July 1995	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos (Kaura, Jema'a, and Jaba) Archdiocese of Kaduna (Kaum, Lere, and Zangón Kataf)	Diocese of Kafanchan (erected)
5 December 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaduna (Kaduna along with Zaria, Sabon Gari, Soba, Ikara, Makarfi, Kubau, Kudun, Giwa, Bernin Gwari, and Igab (except Rigasa and Rigachukun))	Diocese of Zaria (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna

1949 16,887 6,000,000 .3% 28 28 603 17 10 ap1951

Diocese of Kaduna

Archdiocese of Kaduna

1970 54,000 7,900,000 .7% 3 40 43 1,255 41 49 22 ap1971

1980 145,795 7,489,000 1.9% 13 39 52 2,803 39 23 ap1981

1990 321,257 7,449,000 4.3% 42 26 68 4,724 26 18 43 ap1991

1999 318,443 3,240,000 9.8% 60 10 70 4,549 10 22 45 ap2000

2000 253,502 2,163,000 11.7% 53 10 63 4,023 10 22 35 ap2001

2001 269,150 2,163,000 12.4% 44 8 52 5,175 8 22 35 ap2002

2002 280,150 2,163,000 13.0% 45 10 55 5,093 10 22 35 ap2003

2003 310,543 2,248,000 13.8% 66 8 74 4,196 8 27 42 ap2004

2004 323,076 4,951,310 6.5% 72 8 80 4,038 8 27 41 ap2005

2006 382,638 5,230,000 7.3% 88 8 96 3,985 8 27 43 ap2007

2011 545,380 5,916,000 9.2% 76 12 88 6,197 37 26 50 ap2012

2013 569,898 1,769,186 32.2% 84 10 94 6,062 35 24 60 ap2014

2016 581,730 2,001,000 29.1% 106 12 118 4,929 37 35 75 ap2017

2019 591,000 2,424,396 24.4% 140 7 147 4,020 7 34 93 ap2020

2021 609,500 2,624,396 23.2% 124 7 131 4,652 7 34 89 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
1949	16,887	6,000,000	.3%	28		28	603		17	10	ap1951
Diocese of Kaduna
Archdiocese of Kaduna
1970	54,000	7,900,000	.7%	3	40	43	1,255	41	49	22	ap1971
1980	145,795	7,489,000	1.9%	13	39	52	2,803	39	23		ap1981
1990	321,257	7,449,000	4.3%	42	26	68	4,724	26	18	43	ap1991
1999	318,443	3,240,000	9.8%	60	10	70	4,549	10	22	45	ap2000
2000	253,502	2,163,000	11.7%	53	10	63	4,023	10	22	35	ap2001
2001	269,150	2,163,000	12.4%	44	8	52	5,175	8	22	35	ap2002
2002	280,150	2,163,000	13.0%	45	10	55	5,093	10	22	35	ap2003
2003	310,543	2,248,000	13.8%	66	8	74	4,196	8	27	42	ap2004
2004	323,076	4,951,310	6.5%	72	8	80	4,038	8	27	41	ap2005
2006	382,638	5,230,000	7.3%	88	8	96	3,985	8	27	43	ap2007
2011	545,380	5,916,000	9.2%	76	12	88	6,197	37	26	50	ap2012
2013	569,898	1,769,186	32.2%	84	10	94	6,062	35	24	60	ap2014
2016	581,730	2,001,000	29.1%	106	12	118	4,929	37	35	75	ap2017
2019	591,000	2,424,396	24.4%	140	7	147	4,020	7	34	93	ap2020
2021	609,500	2,624,396	23.2%	124	7	131	4,652	7	34	89	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph Danlami Bagobiri † (Priest: 11 Jun 1983 to 10 Jul 1995)
George Jonathan Dodo † (Priest: 18 Jun 1983 to 5 Dec 2000)
Thomas P. Hughes, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 12 Jan 1934 to 12 Jan 1943)
Peter Yariyok Jatau † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Jun 1972; Archbishop: 10 Apr 1975 to 16 Nov 2007)
John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 14 May 1943; Bishop: 10 Apr 1954; Archbishop: 16 Jul 1959 to 10 Apr 1975)
Francis O’Rourke, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 14 May 1929 to 27 Mar 1930)
William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 8 Apr 1930 to 25 Apr 1933)
Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 26 Sep 1911 to 1929)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 481
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 126, and Page 127
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 252, and Page 253
Diocese of Kaduna
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 81, to Page 83
Archdiocese of Kaduna
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 72, and Page 73

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