The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora (Latin: Dioecesis Kongtagorana) is a Roman Catholic Diocese located in the city of Kontagora in Nigeria. It is a suffragan see in the Kaduna province.

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Diocese of Kontagora Dioecesis Kongtagorana
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	a portion of Niger State
Metropolitan	Kaduna
Coordinates	10°24′11″N 5°28′23″E
Statistics
Area	46,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2018) 2,257,788 62,788 (2,7%)
Parishes	17
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 April 2020
Cathedral	Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna
Map
Kontagora is located in Niger State which is shown here in red.

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• 15 December 1995: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kontagora from the Diocese of Ilorin, Diocese of Minna and Diocese of Sokoto
• 21 May 2002: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora
• 2 April 2020: Promoted to Diocese of Kontagora

• Prefect Apostolic of Kontagora (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (December 15, 1995 – April 30, 2002 see below)
• Vicar Apostolics of Kontagora (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (see above April 30, 2002 – April 30, 2010)
  • Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (February 2, 2012 - April 2, 2020 see below)
• Bishops of Kontagora (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (see above since April 2, 2020)

• Saint Michael Cathedral in Kontagora

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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