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Diocese of Kano Dioecesis Kanensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Territory | Kano State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaduna |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Kaduna |
| Coordinates | 11°59′39″N 8°30′49″E / 11.99417°N 8.51361°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 48,400 km2 (18,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 8,688,604 123,984 (1.4%) |
| Parishes | 29 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | April 22, 1999 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano |
| Secular priests | 34 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. John Namawzah Niyiring |
| Map | |
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Kano State is shown in red. |
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| Website | |
| Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Parish in Kano | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano (Latin: Kanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
The Cathedral is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Kano.