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<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Niger", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Niger, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Niger", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Niger, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref> | The Catholic Church in Niger is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are around 16,000 Catholics in Niger, which is divided into two dioceses: the Diocese of Maradi (approximately 1,000) and the much larger Diocese of Niamey (approximately 15,000). <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Niger", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Niger, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Niger", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Niger, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref> | ||
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