Metropolitan see Lagos, Nigeria
Archdiocese of Lagos
Lagosen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Lagos is a Latin rite metropolitan see in Lagos State, Nigeria, raised to archdiocese on 18 April 1950, with suffragan dioceses of Abeokuta and Ijebu-Ode. Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins has led it since 2012.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1943
- Catholics
- 3,365,461
- Priests
- 498
- Territory
- 3,355 km²
Parishes and churches
254 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Holy Cross Cathedral, LagosLagos · CathedralView parish
- All Saints Catholic Church, ImotaImotaView parish
- All Saints Military Chaplaincy, OjoOjoView parish
- Archangels’ Catholic Church, AgbedeAgbedeView parish
- Army Chaplaincy Catholic Church, OdogunyanOdogunyanView parish
- Ave Maria Catholic Church Grotto, LekkiLekkiView parish
- Blessed Tansi Catholic Church, Ikeja (Agidingbi)Ikeja (Agidingbi)View parish
- Blessed Tansi Catholic Church, MagbonMagbonView parish
- Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, ElepeElepeView parish
- Catholic Church of Annunciation, Abraham AdesanyaAbraham AdesanyaView parish
- Catholic Church of Annunciation, Ejigbo (Orioke)Ejigbo (Orioke)Mass times recorded
- Catholic Church of Annunciation, Festac, 7th Avenue7th AvenueView parish
- Catholic Church of Annunciation, IshefunIshefunView parish
- Catholic Church of Assumption, Igbo ElerinIgbo ElerinView parish
- Catholic Church of Corpus Christi, EgbinEgbinView parish
- Catholic Church of Nativity, Festac, 6th Avenue6th AvenueView parish
- Catholic Church of Presentation, Festac, 23 Road23 RoadView parish
- Catholic Church of Presentation, Ikeja, GRAGRAView parish
- Catholic Church of Presentation, Mile 12 (Agiliti)Mile 12 (Agiliti)View parish
- Catholic Church of the Archangels, Bada AyoboBada AyoboView parish
- Catholic Church of the Ascension, Airport RoadAirport RoadView parish
- Catholic Church of the Assumption, AwoyayaAwoyayaView parish
- Catholic Church of the Assumption, FalomoFalomoMass times recorded
- Catholic Church of the Divine Mercy, Lekki Pennisula (Phase 1)Lekki Pennisula (Phase 1)View parish
- Catholic Church of the Epiphany, OlogoloOlogoloView parish
- Catholic Church of the Pentecost, LekkiLekkiView parish
- Catholic Church of the Presentation, Abule EgbaAbule EgbaView parish
- Catholic Church of the Resurrection, Ijegun EgbaIjegun EgbaView parish
- Catholic Church of the Resurrection, MagodoMagodoMass times recorded
- Catholic Church of the Transfiguration, AgbenajeAgbenajeView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alfred Adewale Martins
- Born
- 1 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Abeokuta
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos stands in Lagos, 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.
This see in the wire
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
- Monday, September 7, 2026
- Friday September 4, 2026
- Archdiocese of Lagos publishes Wednesday September 2, 2026 reading
- Archbishop Martins supports Knights of St. Mulumba N2bn Endowment Fund
- Archdiocese of Lagos publishes Monday, August 31, 2026 reading
16 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.