Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi
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Diocese of Bauchi Dioecesis Bauchianus |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Bauchi State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Jos |
| Coordinates | 10°18′57″N 09°50′39″E / 10.31583°N 9.84417°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 64,605 km2 (24,944 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 5,406,530 68,699 (1.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | December 31, 2003 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John Evangelist in Bauchi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hilary Nanman Dachelem, CMF |
| Map | |
 Bauchi State is shown in red. |
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| Website | |
| www.bauchidiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi (Latin: Bauchian(us)) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos in (northern) Nigeria, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its Cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. John Evangelist located in the city of Bauchi in Bauchi State.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 79,000 Catholics (1.2% of 6,742,000 total) on 66,102 km² in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 39 priests (34 diocesan, 5 religious), 18 lay religious (9 brothers, 9 sisters) and 13 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
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