Suffragan diocese Ekiti, Nigeria
Diocese of Ekiti
Ekitien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, erected in 1972 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ibadan. The bishop is Felix Femi Ajakaye.
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- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 218,466
- Priests
- 101
- Territory
- 5,700 km²
Parishes and churches
68 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Peter’s Church, P.O. Box 11, Ijero-EkitiIjero-EkitiView parish
- St Pius’ Church, Iro, Ikere-EkitiIkere-EkitiView parish
- St Stephen’s Church, Otun-EkitOtun-EkitView parish
- St Theresa’s Church, Awo-EkitiAwo-EkitiView parish
- St Theresa’s Church, Ise-EkitiIse-EkitiView parish
- St Thomas Aquinas Chaplaincy, Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-EkitiEkiti State University (EKSU) Ado-EkitiView parish
- St Thomas’ Church, Odo-Oro-EkitiOdo-Oro-EkitiView parish
- St Thomas’ Church, Ogotun EkitiOgotun EkitiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Felix Femi Ajakaye
- Born
- 25 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Ibadan
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The cathedral
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Ado-Ekiti stands in Ekiti, 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
Ado-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, Nigeria, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti (Latin: Ekitien(sis)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan.