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Metropolitan see Ibadan, Nigeria

Archdiocese of Ibadan

Ibadanen(sis)

The Archdiocese of Ibadan is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in southwestern Nigeria, founded as a diocese in 1958 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1994. Its suffragans include Ekiti, Ilorin, Ondo, Osogbo, and Oyo.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, in Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Established
1958
Catholics
378,260
Priests
142
Territory
28,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin
Born
29 September 1949
Birthplace
Iwere-lle

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The cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral stands in Ibadan, 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

Ibadan, Nigeria is home to this Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church, known in Latin as the Archidioecesis Ibadanensis.