On 15 January 2023, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked the residence of the parish priests of Kafin Koro. They set fire to the house. Fr Collins managed to escape the burning building and was shot in the leg, but Fr Isaac Achi was burned to death.[1]
Fr Paul Sanogo, and Brother Melchior Mahinini, originally from Mali and from Tanzania, respectively, were kidnapped on 2 August. The priest and seminarian belong to the Missionaries of Africa. They were both released on 23 August, physically unharmed, though traumatised.[2]
roman, catholic, diocese, minna, latin, minnaën, diocese, located, city, minna, ecclesiastical, province, kaduna, nigeria, diocese, minnadioecesis, minnaensislocationcountry, nigeriaterritoryeastern, portion, niger, stateecclesiastical, provincekadunametropoli. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna Latin Minnaen sis is a diocese located in the city of Minna in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria Diocese of MinnaDioecesis MinnaensisLocationCountry NigeriaTerritoryeastern portion of Niger StateEcclesiastical provinceKadunaMetropolitanArchbishop of KadunaCoordinates9 36 50 N 6 33 25 E 9 61389 N 6 55694 E 9 61389 6 55694StatisticsArea56 229 km2 21 710 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 2 267 10765 858 2 9 InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteEstablishedSeptember 17 1973CathedralSaint Michael Cathedral in MinnaCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopMost Rev Martin Igwe UzoukwuMapThe Diocese of Minna is located in eastern Niger State which is shown here in red Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Persecution 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editNovember 9 1964 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Minna from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna September 17 1973 Promoted as Diocese of MinnaSpecial churches editThe Cathedral is St Michael s Cathedral in Minna Leadership editPrefects Apostolic of Minna Roman rite Father Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon S P S 1964 11 25 1973 09 17 resigned future Bishop Bishops of Minna Roman rite Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba 1973 09 17 1996 07 05 appointed Bishop of Yola Bishop Martin Igwe Uzoukwu since 1996 07 05 Persecution editOn 15 January 2023 suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked the residence of the parish priests of Kafin Koro They set fire to the house Fr Collins managed to escape the burning building and was shot in the leg but Fr Isaac Achi was burned to death 1 Fr Paul Sanogo and Brother Melchior Mahinini originally from Mali and from Tanzania respectively were kidnapped on 2 August The priest and seminarian belong to the Missionaries of Africa They were both released on 23 August physically unharmed though traumatised 2 See also editRoman Catholicism in NigeriaReferences edit David 2023 01 15 Black Sunday Catholic priest burned to death in Niger The Sun Nigeria Retrieved 2023 10 25 ACN 2023 08 31 Kidnapped priest and seminarian released after three weeks captivity in Nigeria ACN International Retrieved 2023 10 25 External links editGCatholic org Information Catholic Hierarchy Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association page about Minna Diocese Archived 2019 01 11 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna amp oldid 1197855073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
