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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan

The Archdiocese of Ibadan (Latin: Archidioecesis Ibadanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Archdiocese of Ibadan

Archidioecesis Ibadanensis
Location
CountryNigeria
TerritoryOyo State
Ecclesiastical provinceIbadan
Coordinates7°23′47″N 3°55′0″E / 7.39639°N 3.91667°E / 7.39639; 3.91667
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDiocese: 1958.04.28; Archdiocese 1994.03.26
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral in Ibadan.
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMost Rev. (Dr) Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin
SuffragansEkiti, Ilorin, Ondo, Osogbo, Oyo
Bishops emeritusFelix Alaba Adeosin Job
Map
Oyo State shown in red
Oyo State shown in red
Website
ArchdioceseofIbadan.org

History edit

  • 13 March 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ibadan from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
  • 28 April 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Ibadan
  • 26 March 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan

Special churches edit

The seat of the archbishop is Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Ibadan.

Bishops edit

  • Prefect Apostolic of Ibadan (Roman rite)
    • Father Richard Finn, S.M.A., 13 March 1953 – 28 April 1958 see below
  • Bishops of Ibadan (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A., see above 28 April 1958 – 3 July 1974[1]
    • Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, 5 October 1974 – 26 March 1994 see below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Ibadan (Roman rite)

Auxiliary Bishop edit

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop edit

Suffragan Dioceses edit

See also edit

Sources edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bishop Richard Finn [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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