The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi (Latin: Makurden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Makurdi, Benue State in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.

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Diocese of Makurdi Dioecesis Makurdensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Benue State
Ecclesiastical province	Abuja
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Abuja
Coordinates	7°43′50″N 8°32′10″E
Statistics
Area	24,461 km2 (9,444 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 3,005,568 1,580,790 (53.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 2, 1959
Cathedral	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Makurdi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF
Map
Makurdi is located in Benue State which is shown in red.
Website
https://cdmakurdi.org/

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• July 9, 1934: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Benue from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria
• April 18, 1950: Renamed as the Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo
• April 2, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Oturkpo
• June 28, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Makurdi

The Cathedral is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Makurdi.

• Prefect Apostolic of Benue (Latin Church)
  • Fr. Giuseppe Kirsten, C.S.Sp. (26 Feb 1937 – 1947)
• Bishop of Oturkpo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Hagan, C.S.Sp. (20 Mar 1948 – 8 Mar 1960 see below)
• Bishops of Makurdi (Latin Church)
  • Bishop James Hagan, C.S.Sp. (see above 8 Mar 1960 – 29 Mar 1966)
  • Bishop Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. (11 Jan 1968 – 2 Jun 1989)
  • Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh (2 Jun 1989 – 28 Mar 2015)
  • Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF (28 Mar 2015 -)

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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