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Diocese of Shendam

Dioecesis Shendamensis
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Shendam Nigeria
Territorya portion of Plateau State
Ecclesiastical provinceJos
MetropolitanArchbishop of Jos
Coordinates8°53′00″N 9°32′00″E / 8.88333°N 9.53333°E / 8.88333; 9.53333
Statistics
Area132,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2007)
980,810
149,051 (15.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shendam
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPhilip Davou Dung
Map
The Diocese of Shendam is a portion of Plateau State which is shown in red.
The Diocese of Shendam is a portion of Plateau State which is shown in red.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shendam (Latin:Dioecesis Shendamensis) a diocese located in the city of Shendam, Plateau State in the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria. The Diocese was established on June 2, 2007.

The diocese's Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shendam. Shendam was the first Roman Catholic Mission foundation north of the rivers Niger and Benue in Nigeria. Three members of the Society of African Missions: Oswald Waller, Joseph Mouren, and Ernest Belin, arrived at Shendam on 12 February 1907 after spending 28 days in canoes on the river Benue.

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