The Archdiocese of Ibadan ( la, Archidioecesis Ibadanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or

archdiocese In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...

of the Catholic Church in Ibadan, Nigeria.

History

* 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

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

Bishops

*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 ** Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, 5 October 1974 – 26 March 1994 ''see below'' * Metropolitan Archbishops of Ibadan (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, ''see above'' 26 March 1994 – 24 January 2014 **Archbishop Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin, 24 January 2014 – present

Auxiliary Bishop

* Felix Alaba Adeosin Job (1971-1974), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, appointed Bishop of Abeokuta in 2014

Suffragan Dioceses

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti ( la, Ekitien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria. History * July 30, 1972: Established as Diocese of Ado-Ekiti from the Dioce ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin ( la, Ilorinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ilorin in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria. History * January 20, 1960: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin from the Roman ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo ( la, Ondoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the Ondo State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria. The Cathedral and diocesan secretariat are located in Akure. History * 12 January 1943: Establ ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo ( la, Osogboan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Osogbo, Osun State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria. Special churches The Cathedral is Saint Benedict’s Cathedral in Osogbo. Hi ...

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 Evangelizati ...

Sources

Official website of the Archdiocese of Ibadan

Roman Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibadan Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Religion in Ibadan 1958 establishments in Nigeria Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan