The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a
cathedral of the
Catholic Church, located in
Abeokuta, capital of
Ogun State,
Nigeria.
It is the seat of the
Diocese of Abeokuta (''Dioecesis Abeokutanus'').
Catholicism was introduced to Abeokuta by the Fathers of the
Society of African Missions (SMA) around 1880, with the first
Mass celebrated on June 29, 1880, the
feast day
The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...
of
Saints Peter
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
and
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
. The church was elevated to cathedral status in 1997 when
Pope John Paul II created the diocese with the bull ''Cum ad aeternam''.
See also
*
Catholic Church in Nigeria
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN is Most Rev. Luciu ...
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Nigeria
Buildings and structures in Abeokuta
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1880
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Africa
19th-century religious buildings and structures in Nigeria