ECAN

The Catholic Church has been established in Niger since 1931, with the arrival of the first missionary of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa.

1942: Msgr. François Faroud, SMA, 1st Apostolic Prefect of Niamey

1948: Msgr. Constant Quillard, C.Ss.R., 2nd Apostolic Prefect

1961: Creation of the Diocese of Niamey

Msgr. Hippolyte Berlier, C.Ss.R., first Bishop of Niamey.

1984: Msgr. Guy Romano, C.Ss.R., second Bishop of Niamey.

1999: Appointment and ordination of two auxiliary bishops for Niamey.

Msgr. Michel Cartatéguy and Msgr. Ambroise Ouédraogo.

2001: Creation of a second diocese, Maradi, with Msgr. Ambroise Ouédraogo, Fidei Donum, as its first bishop.

2003: Appointment of Msgr. Michel Cartatéguy, SMA, as third Bishop of Niamey.

2007: The Diocese of Niamey is elevated to an Archdiocese.

2007: Msgr. Michel Cartatéguy is appointed first Archbishop of Niamey

2013: Msgr. Laurent Lompo, a diocesan priest, is appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey.

2015: Msgr. Laurent Lompo is appointed Archbishop of Niamey, the first Nigerien Bishop.

ECAN has 24 parishes, including:

18 parishes and 3 faith communities for the Archdiocese of Niamey,

6 parishes and 2 faith communities for the Diocese of Maradi, which covers two-thirds of Niger’s territory.

The pastoral agents include:

The Redemptorists,

Diocesan priests,

The Missionaries of Africa Fathers,

The Society of African Missions,

The Little Sisters of Jesus,

The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary (health),

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny (education and health),

The Oblate Catechist Sisters, Little Servants of the Poor (education),

The Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (education and women’s empowerment)

The Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (education)

The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (women’s empowerment)

The Adoring Sisters of the Assumption (contemplative life),

The Sisters of Gethsemane (orphanage and street children),

The Sisters of Lake Bam (education and women’s empowerment),

The Sisters of Charity (health),

The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (education),

The Daughters of the Holy Heart of Mary (education and women’s empowerment),

The Fraternity Sisters, Servants of Christ (health and education)

The Daughters of Fair Friendship (women’s empowerment and education),

The Brothers of the Christian Schools (vocational education),

Catechists,

Consecrated laypeople.

All parishes have a missionary team of one or two priests and often a religious community.

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