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.
- St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Oko-ObaOko-ObaView parish
- St. Cyril Catholic Church, OkotaOkotaView parish
- St. Daniel Catholic Church, IsiuIsiuView parish
- St. Denis Catholic Church, BarigaBarigaView parish
- St. Dominic Catholic Church, YabaYabaView parish
- St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, IpajaIpajaView parish
- St. Flavius Catholic Church, OworonshokiOworonshokiView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church, ApaApaView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church, IdimuIdimuView parish
- St. Francis Catholic Church, OregunOregunView parish
- St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Ladi-LakLadi-LakView parish
- St. Gerald Catholic Church, SoluyiSoluyiView parish
- St. Gerald Majella Catholic Church (Jakande), AjangbadiAjangbadiView parish
- St. Gerald Majella Catholic Church, Amukoko (Apapa)Amukoko (Apapa)View parish
- St. Hilda Catholic Church, ObadoreObadoreView parish
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Abule Oke-OdanAbule Oke-OdanView parish
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church, IkotunIkotunView parish
- St. John Catholic Church, IgandoIgandoView parish
- St. John Catholic Church, IlufeIlufeView parish
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, LadipoLadipoView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Abule-AdoAbule-AdoView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, AradagunAradagunView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, ElegbataElegbataView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gowon EstateGowon EstateView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, IsawoIsawoView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ketu-OkokomaikoKetu-OkokomaikoView parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Victory EstateVictory EstateView parish
- St. Joseph Guardian of the Redeemer Catholic Church, Agodo-EgbeAgodo-EgbeView parish
- St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church, IlamoseIlamoseView parish
- St. Joseph Military Chaplaincy, Dodan BarracksDodan BarracksView 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.