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Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Ibadan, Nigeria

Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan

Annuntiationis Maronitarum

The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of the Annunciation, seated in Ibadan, Nigeria, is an eparchy of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See. It was erected on 28 February 2018 from the earlier Apostolic Exarchate, and serves Maronite faithful across West and Central Africa.

On the map

Esri
Ibadan, Nigeria, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2018

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Eparch
Simon Faddoul

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The cathedral

Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral, Ibadan stands in Ibadan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Serving Maronite faithful across a wide span of West and Central Africa, the Eparchy of the Annunciation answers immediately to the Holy See. Its territory takes in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Angola. The present ordinary is Eparch Simon Faddoul.