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.
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- 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.
- Regina Caeli Catholic Church, BogijeBogijeView parish
- Regina Mundi Catholic Church, MushinMushinView parish
- Regina Pacis Catholic Church, SangotedoSangotedoView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, ApapaApapaView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, BadagryBadagryView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, OdogunyanOdogunyanView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, OjotaOjotaView parish
- Sacred Heart Military Chaplaincy, Ojo CantonmentOjo CantonmentView parish
- Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Oke-AfaOke-AfaView parish
- Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, ShomoluShomoluView parish
- Ss. Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church, Ilogbo-ElegbaIlogbo-ElegbaView parish
- Ss. Joachim & Anne Catholic Church, IjegunIjegunView parish
- Ss. Joachim & Anne Catholic Church, MeiranMeiranView parish
- Ss. Michael, Raphael & Gabriel Catholic Church, Satellite TownSatellite TownView parish
- Ss. Mulumba & David Catholic Church, LawansonLawansonView parish
- Ss. Perpetua and Felicity Catholic Church, Era-AworiEra-AworiView parish
- Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, TediTediView parish
- Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, BaruwaBaruwaView parish
- Ss. Philip & James Catholic Church, LekkiLekkiView parish
- Ss. Timothy & Titus Catholic Church, Isheri OshunIsheri OshunView parish
- St Francis Catholic Church, AjuwonAjuwonView parish
- St Joseph Catholic Church, TopoTopoView parish
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Church, Ojo AgricOjo AgricView parish
- St. Agnes Catholic Church, MarylandMarylandView parish
- St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, AboruAboruView parish
- St. Alphonsus Maria De Liguori Catholic Church, Ira Quarters, OjoOjoView parish
- St. Andrew Catholic Church, IlembaIlembaView parish
- St. Andrew Catholic Church, ItamopeItamopeView parish
- St. Andrew Catholic Church, KwemeKwemeView parish
- St. Anne Catholic Church, Alaba (PPL)Alaba (PPL)View 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.