Diocese of Lafia

Diocese of Lafia

*Dioecesis Lafiensis*
Diocese of Lafia; Dioecesis Lafiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Nasarawa State
Ecclesiastical province	Abuja
Metropolitan	Abuja
Coordinates	8°29′30″N 8°31′00″E / 8.49167°N 8.51667°E
Statistics
Area	28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 2,886,000; 330,135 (11.4%);
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Saint William Cathedral in Lafia
Secular priests	91
Current leadership
Pope	‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Bishop	David Ajang
Map
	; The Diocese of Lafia is located in Nasarawa State which is shown here in red.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafia (Latin: Lafien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lafia in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.

History

December 5, 2000: Established as Diocese of Lafia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos and the Diocese of Makurdi

The Cathedral is St. William's Cathedral in Lafia.

Bishops of Lafia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Matthew Ishaya Audu (December 5, 2000 - January 6, 2020), appointed Archbishop of Jos
- Bishop David Ajang (March 31, 2021 – present)

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