Diocese of Jalingo Dioecesis Ialingoensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Taraba State |
Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Jos |
Coordinates | 8°53′59.9454″N 11°21′59.925″E / 8.899984833°N 11.36664583°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 61,368 km2 (23,694 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,832,299 252,653 (8.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | February 3, 1995 |
Cathedral | Saint Augustine Cathedral in Jalingo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Charles Hammawa |
Map | |
![]() Taraba State is shown in red. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalingo (Latin: Ialingoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jalingo, which is in Taraba State and in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.