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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] |
Church Of Nigeria
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglicanism, Anglican Church body, church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest Province (Anglican), province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 190 million. It is "effectively the largest province in the Communion." As measured by active membership, the Church of Nigeria has nearly 2 million active baptised members. According to a study published by ''Cambridge University Press'' in the ''Journal of Anglican Studies'', there are between 4.94 and 11.74 million Anglicans in Nigeria. The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first [largest within the Anglican Communion] in terms of ''active'' members." Since 2002 the Church of Nigeria has been organised into 14 ecclesias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyo Cathedral
Oyo can refer to: Places Nigeria * Oyo Empire, a former Yoruba state that covered parts of Nigeria and Benin, or the capital city * Oyo State, a present-day state of Nigeria named after the Oyo Empire * Oyo, Oyo State, a city founded in the 1830s as an alternative capital of the remnants of the old Oyo empire Republic of the Congo * Oyo, Congo, a city in the Cuvette Region Indonesia * Oyo River, in southern Java Other uses * Oyo Boy Sotto (born 1984), Filipino actor * Oyo (e-reader), e-book reader * OYO Rooms OYO Rooms (stylised as OYO), also known as OYO Hotels & Homes, is an Indian multinational hospitality chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, and living spaces. Founded in 2012 by Ritesh Agarwal, OYO initially consisted mainly of budget ..., a budget hotel chain * ''Õÿö'', album by Angélique Kidjo See also {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |