Roman Catholic Diocese of Shendam

8°53′00″N 9°32′00″E / 8.88333°N 9.53333°E / 8.88333; 9.53333StatisticsArea132,000 km² (51,000 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2007)
980,810
149,051 (15.2%)InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteCathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in ShendamCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopPhilip Davou DungMap
The Diocese of Shendam is a portion of Plateau State which is shown in red.

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.

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.

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

• Oliver Dashe Doeme, appointed Bishop of Maiduguri in 2009

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

8°43′N 9°30′E / 8.717°N 9.500°E / 8.717; 9.500