Roman Catholic Diocese of Shendam

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.

Diocese of Shendam Dioecesis Shendamensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	a portion of Plateau State
Ecclesiastical province	Jos
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Jos
Coordinates	8°53′00″N 9°32′00″E
Statistics
Area	132,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2007) 980,810 149,051 (15.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shendam
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Philip Davou Dung
Map
The Diocese of Shendam is a portion of Plateau State which is shown in red.

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.

Bishops

1. Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. (June 2, 2007 – January 12, 2015)
2. Bishop Philip Davou Dung (November 5, 2016 -)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Oliver Dashe Doeme, appointed Bishop of Maiduguri in 2009

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

Sources

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy