Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola

Diocese of Yola

*Dioecesis Yolaensis*
Diocese of Yola; Dioecesis Yolaensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Adamawa State
Ecclesiastical province	Jos
Metropolitan	Jos
Coordinates	9°12′00″N 12°28′59″E / 9.20000°N 12.48306°E
Statistics
Area	36,917 km2 (14,254 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 4,258,452; 196,000 (4.6%);
Parishes	78
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	July 2, 1962
Cathedral	Saint Theresa Cathedral in Yola
Secular priests	58
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Stephen Dami Mamza
Map
	; Plateau State is shown in red.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola (Latin: Yolaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Yola in Adamawa state and in the ecclesiastical province of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria.

History

July 14, 1950: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yola from the Diocese of Buéa in Cameroon, the Apostolic Prefecture of Jos and the Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo
July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Yola

The Cathedral is St Theresa's Cathedral in Yola.

Prefect Apostolic of Yola (Roman rite)
- Father Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. (1950.10.27 – 1962.07.02 see below)
Bishops of Yola
- Bishop Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. (see above 1962.07.02 – 1969.11.29)
- Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. (1970.09.21 – 1996.07.05), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kano
- Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba (1996.07.05 - 2010.01.09)
- Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza (2011.02.18 - )