Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan

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Archdiocese of Ibadan Archidioecesis Ibadanensis
Location
Country	Coordinates	7°23′47″N 3°55′0″E / 7.39639°N 3.91667°E / 7.39639; 3.91667
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	Diocese: 1958.04.28; Archdiocese 1994.03.26
Cathedral	Saint Mary's Cathedral in Ibadan.
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Most Rev. (Dr) Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin
Suffragans	Ekiti, Ilorin, Ondo, Osogbo, Oyo
Bishops emeritus	Felix Alaba Adeosin Job
Map
Oyo State shown in red
Website
ArchdioceseofIbadan.org

The Archdiocese of Ibadan (

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^[1]
  • 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
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
• Anglican Province of Ibadan
• Anglican Diocese of Ibadan

Sources

• Official website of the Archdiocese of Ibadan
• GCatholic.org Information
• Roman Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria
• Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria

References