Diocese of Makurdi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi chi diocese ka ki defu ewo Makurdi, Benue State efu Ecclesiastical province eyi Abuja efu Nigeria.

Ohiala

• Ochu ebie n'ọjọ mẹla, ọdọ 1934: Madu nyanẹ , odu nwu che Apostolic Prefecture of Benue kwefu the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria
• Ochu ẹkẹlẹ n'ọjọ mẹgwẹjo, ọdọ 1950: ma dabi dodunwu kọ the Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo
• Ochu ẹkẹlẹ nolu meji, ọdọ 1959: ma mudu tẹgba ki che Diocese of Oturkpo
• Ochu ọga n'ọjọ Ogwu ny'ọjọ mọjọ , ọdọ 1960: Ma dabi dodunwu kọ Diocese of Makurdi

Special churches

Cathedral nwu chi Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral eyi Makurdi.

Ami Bishop nwu

• Prefect Apostolic of Benue (Latin Church)
  • Fr. Giuseppe Kirsten, C.S.Sp. (ọjọ Ogwu nyọwọ mẹfa ochu eji ọdọ 1937 – 1947)
• Bishop of Oturkpo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Hagan, C.S.Sp. (ọjọ Ogwu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1948 – ọjọ ẹkẹjọ ọdọ 1960 see below)
• Bishops of Makurdi (Latin Church)
  • Bishop James Hagan, C.S.Sp. (see above ọjọ ẹkẹjọ ochu ẹta ọdọ 1960 – ọjọ Ogwu nyọwọ mẹla ochu ẹta ọdọ 1966)
  • Bishop Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. (ọjọ Ẹkẹgwa ka ochu ejodudu ọdọ 1968 – ọjọ ẹkeji ochu ẹkẹfa ọdọ 1989)
  • Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh (ọjọ ẹkeji ochu ẹkẹfa ọdọ 1989 – ọjọ Ogwu nyọwọ mẹjọ ọdọ 2015)
  • Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF (ọjọ Ogwu nyọwọ mẹjọ ochu ẹta ọdọ 2015 -)

Coadjutor Bishop

• Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. (ọdọ 2014- ọdọ 2015)
• Athanasius Atule Usuh (ọdọ 1987- ọdọ 1989)

Auxiliary Bishop

• William Amove Avenya (ọdọ 2008- ọdọ 2012), ma fu chi Bishop eyi Gboko

Ami priest kibọ ku ma kwi diocese yi kuma mud'ami bishop

• Peter Iornzuul Adoboh, ma fu chi ki che Bishop eyi Katsina-Ala efu ọdọ 2012
• Michael Ekwoy Apochi (priest emi, ọdọ 1986- ọdọ 1995), ma fu chi ki che Bishop eyi Otupko efu ọdọ 2002
• Matthew Ishaya Audu, ma fu chi ki che Bishop eyi Lafia efu ọdọ 2000

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

Sources

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy