The Diocese of Lagos West is one of the 13

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

s of the Anglican Province of Lagos, in the Church of Nigeria (

Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

). It comprises 29

archdeaconries An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most ...

. The diocese's cathedral is Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, in

Ikeja Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercia ...

. The diocese was inaugurated at 20 November 1999. The first bishop was the Right Reverend Dr. Peter Awelewa Adebiyi, who served as bishop from the diocese's creation in 2000 until 2013. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr. James Odedeji. The Diocese of Lagos West currently comprises 29 archdeaconries:

Abule Egba Abule Egba is a neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria. Abule egba are under Alimosho LGA of Lagos. The neighborhood was the site of a petroleum pipeline explosion, the 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion The 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion is a di ...

Agege Agege is a suburb and local government area in the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. Etymology When the kolanut plantations in the Agege area started to flourish it attracted huge settlements. Agege experienced rapid development a ...

, Amuwo Odofin,

Bariga Bariga is a district and suburb in Lagos State, Nigeria. It was formerly under Somolu local government area of Lagos State but in 2013 it was upgraded by the State government as a Local Council Development Area. The local government secretariat is ...

, Egbe, Festac, Gowon Estate, Iba, Idimu, Ijede, Iju-Ishaga, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ikorodu-North, Ikosi-Ketu, Ikotun, Imota, Ipaja, Isolo, Ogudu, Ojo, Ojo-Alaba, Ojodu, Opebi,

Oshodi Oshodi-Isolo (Yoruba: ''Oṣòdì-Ìsọlọ̀'') is a Local Government Area (LGA) within Lagos State. It was formed by the second republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as 'Baba Kekere' and the first Executiv ...

, Oto Awori, Owutu, Satellite, and

Somolu Somolu (or Shomolu) is a local government area (LGA) in Lagos. It is located in Southwest Nigeria, North of Lagos city and its administrative headquarters is located on Durosimi Street. Somolu Local Government is part of the Lagos East Senatorial ...

References

External links

Diocese of Lagos West Official Website
Church of Nigeria dioceses Dioceses of the Province of Lagos {{anglican-diocese-stub