Suffragan diocese Abeokuta, Nigeria
Diocese of Abeokuta
Abeokutan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Abeokuta is a Latin Church diocese in Ogun State, Nigeria, erected in 1997 from the Archdiocese of Lagos, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1997
- Catholics
- 54,000
- Priests
- 93
- Territory
- 9,636 km²
Parishes and churches
73 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Anne ParishIbaraView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic ChurchIjemo-FadipeView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic ChurchIteleView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic ChurchIyana-IlogboView parish
- St. Brendan Catholic ChurchIjokoView parish
- St. Catherine Catholic Church, Arepo IjokoArepo IjokoView parish
- St. Charles LwangaObada Idi-emiView parish
- St. Christopher Catholic ChurchAyetoro - OtaView parish
- St. Cosmas Catholic ChurchBenjaView parish
- St. DominicIdorawaView parish
- St. Francis Catholic ChurchOwode EgbaView parish
- St. Francis de Sales Catholic ChurchLemodeView parish
- St. GabrielIgbesaView parish
- St. Gabriel Catholic ChurchOdedaView parish
- St. Ignatius Catholic ChurchMagboroView parish
- St. John BoscoAlagbooleView parish
- St. John Catholic ChurchIlaraView parish
- St. John Catholic ChurchIlewo-OrileView parish
- St. John Lafenwa, ParishLafenwaMass times recorded
- St. John the BaptistIpamesanView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic ChurchImekoView parish
- St. Joseph ParishIlaroView parish
- St. JudeIjuriView parish
- St. Julius ParishAgbadoView parish
- St. LeoOtunView parish
- St. Luke Catholic ChurchIwoyeView parish
- St. Mark Catholic ChurchOwode-YewaView parish
- St. Martin, Police BarracksEleweeranView parish
- St. Mary Catholic ChurchAyetoro - YewaMass times recorded
- St. Mary ParishIfoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo
- Born
- 28 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Ibadan
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Abeokuta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the city of Abeokuta, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Abeokutan(us)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.