Metropolitan see Ibadan, Nigeria
Archdiocese of Ibadan
Ibadanen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- St. Monica Catholic Church, OloguneruIbadanView parish
- St. Mulumba's Catholic Church, AlakiaIbadanView parish
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church, BasorunIbadanView parish
- St. Patrick, S & T Barracks, EleyeleIbadanView parish
- St. Paul Catholic Church, Omi-AdioIbadanView parish
- St. Peter's Catholic Church, ApataIbadanView parish
- St. Richard Catholic Church, EleyeleIbadanView parish
- St. Rita's Catholic Church, ArometaIbadanView parish
- St. Thomas' Catholic Church, AgbowoIbadanView parish
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.