:Catholic Church in Niger

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The Catholic Church in Niger is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

In 2005 there were approximately 16,000 Catholics in Niger.{{cite web |url=http://www.earthhealing.info/catholicstats.pdf |title=GLOBAL CATHOLIC STATISTICS: 1905 and Today |access-date=25 February 2024}} They were based in two dioceses: the Diocese of Maradi (approximately 1,000) and the much larger Diocese of Niamey (approximately 15,000).

In 2020, figures showed that 0.09% of the country's population was Catholic.{{cite web |url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=165c |title=National Profiles: Niger |website=World Religion |publisher=Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date=25 February 2024}} In the same year, 61 priests and 88 nuns served across 25 parishes.{{cite web |url=https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/niger |website=Catholics and Culture |title=Niger |access-date=25 February 2024}}

The bishops are members of the Conference of Bishops of Burkina Faso and of Niger. Séraphin François Rouamba is the President of the Episcopal Conference and also is Archbishop of Koupela (Burkina Faso). Niger is a member of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.

In 2023, the Apostolic Nuncio to Niger (and Burkina Faso) is Michael Francis Crotty.