Missions

St Peter’s Parish, Bobi is a rural parish located in the diocese of Kontagora, Niger State. The common language spoken here is Hausa. Farming and animal husbandry is the principal activity of our people. We have over 35 outstation churches with a population of 2,500. The parish has been in existence since 2001 and it has lots of prospects for expansion and growth. One of our basic pastoral activities is to reach out to the people in the villages and bring the Gospel to the most abandoned people in the area. Other pastoral activities include the teaching of catechism, formation…

St. Mary’s Quasi Parish- Mararaba Udege Lafiya DioceseBRIEF OF HISTORY:It was officially declared and made as New Mission (Quasi parish) on 30th of June 2023. It was carved out of St. Kizito Catholic church. I am the first priest in charge of the new mission even though our confreres worked in this region a long time ago. It was said that St. Kizito was established by SMA Missionaries in the 1960s. St. Mary’s quasi parish was created on the request of the faithful. We have a parish house built by the parishioners in 2013. It has a small church. It…

Divine Mercy Parish, Pissa, Kontagora Diocese Divine Mercy Parish, Pissa, operates within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Kontagora Diocese and is overseen by missionary priests of the Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers). Established approximately a decade ago, the parish was initiated under the leadership of Fr. Donall O’Cathain, SMA. Situated in a predominantly rural setting, Divine Mercy Parish encompasses a vast territory spanning approximately 2,500 square kilometres within the Borgu Local Government area of Niger state. Comprising 48 mission stations or villages, the parish serves a community primarily composed of recent converts to the Christian faith, amidst a backdrop…