Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria

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Catholic organization episcopal conference

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria is the national assembly of Catholic bishops in Nigeria that coordinates the Church’s pastoral, doctrinal, and social mission across the country.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria	4
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic organization ⓘ episcopal conference ⓘ
abbreviation	CBCN NERFINISHED ⓘ
affiliation	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	Catholic bishops in Nigeria ⓘ
concernsItselfWith	charity and social services in Nigeria ⓘ democracy and good governance in Nigeria ⓘ education and Catholic schools in Nigeria ⓘ family and marriage issues ⓘ healthcare and Catholic hospitals in Nigeria ⓘ human rights in Nigeria ⓘ interreligious dialogue in Nigeria ⓘ youth and vocations ⓘ
coordinates	doctrinal mission of the Catholic Church in Nigeria ⓘ pastoral mission of the Catholic Church in Nigeria ⓘ social mission of the Catholic Church in Nigeria ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
governs	common policies for Catholic dioceses in Nigeria ⓘ
hasMemberType	auxiliary bishops ⓘ coadjutor bishops ⓘ diocesan bishops ⓘ
hasOrgan	plenary assembly of bishops ⓘ secretariat ⓘ standing committees ⓘ
jurisdiction	territory of Nigeria ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ
memberOf	Regional Episcopal Conferences of West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	coordinate Catholic evangelization efforts in Nigeria ⓘ formulate common pastoral policies for the Catholic Church in Nigeria ⓘ issue pastoral letters and communiqués ⓘ promote social justice and peace in Nigeria ⓘ represent the Catholic Church in Nigeria in relations with the state ⓘ
publishes	pastoral statements on national issues in Nigeria ⓘ
region	West Africa ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
reportsTo	Holy See in matters of universal Church law ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
subjectArea	doctrine ⓘ education ⓘ liturgy ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ social teaching ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	non-profit religious body ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Kontagora → belongsTo → Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria ⓘ

Christianity in Nigeria → hasMajorChurchBody → Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos → affiliation → Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha → affiliation → Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha → belongsToEpiscopalConference → Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria