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Julius Babatunde Adelakun
Most Rev Julius Babatunde Adelakun (born 1 November 1934) is the Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo. He retired from active service in 2009 and was succeeded by Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo is the Catholic Church, Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Bishop of Oyo diocese. He was born on 13 of July 1961. He was ordained a Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest by the bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioces ... the present Bishop of Oyo. References 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria 1934 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria Roman Catholic bishops of Oyo {{Nigeria-Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Oyo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo ( la, Oyoën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. History The Apostolic Prefecture of Oyo was erected on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos on March 3, 1949. On January 18, 1963 it was promoted to the Diocese of Oyo, with the Archdiocese of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, Ibadan as its metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan. On March 3, 1995, portions of the Diocese were removed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Diocese of Osgobo. Special churches The bishops' seat is Oyo Cathedral, otherwise the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Oyo, Nigeria, Oyo. Statistics In 2014, it pastorally served 36,542 Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholics (1.7% of the population) in a 18,000km2 (6,900 sq mi) area, mostly Islam, Muslim. It has 28 parishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen McCoy
Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. Pronunciation: OH-en People and fictional characters * Owen (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places United States * Owen, Indiana * Owen, Missouri, a ghost town * Owen, Wisconsin * Owen County, Indiana * Owen County, Kentucky * Mount Owen (Colorado) * Mount Owen (Wyoming) Elsewhere * Owen Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Owen, South Australia, a small town * Owen, Germany, town in Baden-Württemberg * Mount Owen (other) * Port Owen, South Africa Ships * , a destroyer that took part in World War II and the Korean War * , a British Royal Navy frigate Other uses * Owen (automobile), an American car made from 1910 to 1914 * Owen (musician), a solo pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo
Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo is the Catholic Church, Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Bishop of Oyo diocese. He was born on 13 of July 1961. He was ordained a Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest by the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Julius Babatunde Adelakun (now Emeritus) on 4 January 1986. He was appointed the Catholic Bishop of Oyo by Pope Benedict XVI after the retirement of Julius Babatunde Adelakun on 14 August 2007. Early life Emmanuel Badejo was born into a Catholic family on 13 July 1961. After his secondary education in the Minor Seminary he studied philosophy at the Regional Major Seminary of Ss. Peter and Paul Ibadan Oyo State, Oyo state. After completing his studies he received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome Italy. Church leader Emmanuel Badejo was the President of the Association of Nigerian Priests and Religious in Rome (1993-1994) He was appointed to work in the Department of Communication at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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21st-century Roman Catholic Bishops In Nigeria
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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