* Diocese: Bauchi Diocese

* Province: Jos Ecclesiastical Province

* Erection: July 5, 1996

* Local Ordinary: Most. Rev. Dr. Hilary Nanman Dachelem (CMF)

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History and Demographics Population Bauchi Diocese covers Bauchi and Gombe States. Before its creation as a State in 1976, Bauchi was a province in the then North Eastern State of Nigeria. It has 20 Local Government Areas and a population of 4,653,066 people according to the 2006 census. On October 1, 2006 Gombe was carved out of Bauchi State. The state has 11 L.GAs.

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The 2006 census puts the population of Gombe State at 2,353,000 people. Out this population about 70,000 are Catholics in the two states. Cultural Setting Most of the faithful are farmers and civil servants and traders a few are business men and women. The diocese- is populated by Sayawa, Tangale, Waja, Bijim, Miyawa, Ngas, TapShin, lgbo, Tiv, ldoma, Igala, Hausa, and few speakers of Fulfulde who live and relate with each other in peace. However, the official languages of communication are English and Hausa. There is a genera sense of family life. The sense of being brothers' keeper solidarity cuts across gender, age and tribe.

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The Diocese is cosmopolitan as there are people from various parts of the country living together in peace especially the youth. fraternal love, friendship and cordiality is seen in youth associations like: Young Catholic Students (YCS), Nigerian Federation of Catholic Students (NFCS) and Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON) in all the secondary, tertiary institutions and parishes across the Diocese.