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
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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.
- St. Anne Catholic Church, Ikorodu (Odo-kekere)Ikorodu (Odo-kekere)View parish
- St. Anne Catholic Church, ItireItireView parish
- St. Anne Military Chaplaincy, IberekoIberekoView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, AgbelekaleAgbelekaleView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, Alaba (Okoko)Alaba (Okoko)View parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, AlagbadoAlagbadoView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, EraEraView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, GbajaGbajaView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, IberekoIberekoView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic Church, IgbolomuIgbolomuView parish
- St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church, IpakodoIpakodoView parish
- St. Anthony Police Chaplaincy, IkejaIkejaView parish
- St. Athanasius Catholic Church, Oke-Ira KekereOke-Ira KekereView parish
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, IbaIbaView parish
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, IkoroduIkoroduView parish
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, MorogboMorogboView parish
- St. Augustine Chaplaincy, Air Force Base, IkejaIkejaView parish
- St. Augustine Chaplaincy, AkokaAkokaView parish
- St. Benjamin Catholic Church, OloworaOloworaView parish
- St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Ipaja (Shagari Estate)Ipaja (Shagari Estate)View parish
- St. Brigid Catholic Church, IjeshatedoIjeshatedoView parish
- St. Catherine Catholic Church, AlakukoAlakukoView parish
- St. Catherine Catholic Church, Ofin-IleOfin-IleView parish
- St. Cecilia Catholic Church, IjanikinIjanikinView parish
- St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Victoria IslandVictoria IslandView parish
- St. Charles Catholic Church, Olodi-ApapaOlodi-ApapaView parish
- St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Omotoye EstateOmotoye EstateView parish
- St. Charles L’wanga Military Chaplaincy, Ikeja CantonmentIkeja CantonmentView parish
- St. Christopher Catholic Church, IjaiyeIjaiyeView parish
- St. Christopher Catholic Church, Oko-OdoOko-OdoView 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.