List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria - wikipedia List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria is mainly composed of a Latin hierarchy, joined in a national Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, and a single Eastern Catholic ( transnational ) see, comprising 9 ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 44 suffragan dioceses three pre-diocesan jurisdictions : two missionary apostolic vicariates. a Maronite Apostolic Exarchate, for all Western and Central Africa There is an Apostolic Nunciature ( papal diplomatic representation at emebassy - level ) to Nigeria in the national capital Abuja ; in it is also vested the papal Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ). There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. Contents 1 Current Latin Sees 1.1 Exempt ( directly under the Holy See ) 1.1. 1 Eastern Catholic 1.1. 2 Apostolic Vicariates 1.2 Ecclesiastical Provinces 1.2. 1 Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja 1.2. 2 Ecclesiastical Province of Benin City 1.2. 3 Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar 1.2. 4 Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan 1.2. 5 Ecclesiastical Province of Jos 1.2. 6 Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna 1.2. 7 Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos 1.2. 8 Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha 1.2. 9 Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri 2 See also 3 Sources and external links Current latin sees Exempt ( directly under the holy see ) All pre-diocesan Eastern Catholic Antiochian rite : Maronite Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa, with see in Ibadan, Oyo state Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora Ecclesiastical provinces Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja, official website ( 1 ) Diocese of Gboko Diocese of Idah Diocese of Katsina - Ala Diocese of Lafia, official website ( 2 ) Diocese of Lokoja Diocese of Makurdi Diocese of Otukpo Ecclesiastical Province of Benin City Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City, official website ( 3 ) Diocese of Auchi, official website ( 4 ) Diocese of Issele - Uku, official website ( 5 ) Diocese of Uromi, official website ( 6 ) Diocese of Warri, official website ( 7 ) Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, official website ( 8 ) Diocese of Ogoja Diocese of Port Harcourt Diocese of Uyo, official website ( 9 ) Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan, official website ( 10 ) Diocese of Ekiti, official website ( 11 ) Diocese of Ilorin Diocese of Ondo, official website ( 12 ) Diocese of Osogbo Diocese of Oyo, official website ( 13 ) Ecclesiastical Province of Jos Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos, official website ( 14 ) Diocese of Bauchi, official website ( 15 ) Diocese of Jalingo Diocese of Maiduguri Diocese of Pankshin Diocese of Shendam Diocese of Yola Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna, official website ( 16 ) Diocese of Kafanchan, official website ( 17 ) Diocese of Kano Diocese of Minna Diocese of Sokoto Diocese of Zaria, official website ( 18 ), Scribd.com page ( 19 ) Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos, official website ( 20 ) Diocese of Abeokuta, official website ( 21 ) Diocese of Ijebu - Ode Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha, official website ( 22 ) Diocese of Abakaliki, official website ( 23 ) Diocese of Awgu Diocese of Awka, official website ( 24 ) Diocese of Enugu, official website ( 25 ) Diocese of Nnewi, official website ( 26 ) Diocese of Nsukka Ecclesiastical province of owerri Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owerri, official website ( 27 ) Diocese of Aba, official website ( 28 ) Diocese of Ahiara, official website ( 29 ) Diocese of Okigwe, official website ( 30 ) Diocese of Orlu, official website ( 31 ) Diocese of Umuahia, official website ( 32 ) A clickable map of Nigeria exhibiting its 36 states and the federal capital territory. States Abia Adamawa Anambra Akwa Ibom Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Enugu Edo Ekiti Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Territory Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ) See also Geography portal Africa portal Nigeria portal Catholicism portal List of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Catholic dioceses ( structured view ) Roman Catholicism in Nigeria Outline of Nigeria Index of Nigeria - related articles Sources and external links GCatholic.org - data for all sections. Catholic Bishops ' Conference of Nigeria Catholic News Service of Nigeria Catholic - Hierarchy entry. Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association ( NCDPA ) Jurisdictions and Ordinaries in Nigeria Roman Catholicism in Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde ( Cabo Verde ) Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies and other territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / ( see also plazas de soberanía ) ( Spain ) Madeira ( Portugal ) Mayotte / Réunion ( France ) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom ) Western Sahara Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_Nigeria&oldid=799788946 '' Categories : Catholic Church in Nigeria Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Nigerian Roman Catholics Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country Nigeria religion - related lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 9 September 2017, at 21 : 14. 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Question: how many dioceses do we have in nigeria
Answer: 44