Diocese of Kano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
History
- March 22, 1991: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaduna
- December 15, 1995: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kano
- April 22, 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Kano
Special churches
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.Leadership
- Ecclesiastical Superior of Kano
- * Fr. John Francis Brown, S.M.A.
- Vicar Apostolic of Kano
- * Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.
- Bishops of Kano
- * Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.
- * Bishop John Namawzah Niyiring, O.S.A., since 20 March 2008