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. Joseph Navy Chaplaincy, Navy Barracks, AjegunleAjegunleView parish
- St. Joseph the Worker Chaplaincy, KirikiriKirikiriView parish
- St. Joseph the Worker Chaplaincy, Trade FairTrade FairView parish
- St. Jude Catholic Church, AgunfoyeAgunfoyeView parish
- St. Jude Catholic Church, MafolukuMafolukuView parish
- St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, EruwenEruwenView parish
- St. Kizito Catholic Church, Alaba-OjoAlaba-OjoView parish
- St. Kizito Catholic Church, IjuIjuView parish
- St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Idimu, PaikoPaikoView parish
- St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Isheri OlofinIsheri OlofinView parish
- St. Leo Catholic Church, IkejaIkejaView parish
- St. Leo Catholic Church, Ikoga – ZebbeIkoga – ZebbeView parish
- St. Louis Catholic Church, EgbedaEgbedaView parish
- St. Lucy Catholic Church, IbiyeIbiyeView parish
- St. Luke Catholic Chaplaincy, LuthLuthView parish
- St. Margaret Catholic Church, Olodi-ApapaOlodi-ApapaView parish
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church, OkerubeOkerubeView parish
- St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, AbaranjeAbaranjeView parish
- St. Mark Catholic Church, MowoMowoView parish
- St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church, NAFRC, OshodiOshodiView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, AjegunleAjegunleView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, Iba New TownIba New TownView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Church, IsoloIsoloView parish
- St. Mathew Catholic Church, AmukokoAmukokoView parish
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikorodu (Ajaguro)Ikorodu (Ajaguro)View parish
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Ilogbo-EremiIlogbo-EremiView parish
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Ketu-AlapereKetu-AlapereMass times recorded
- St. Michael Catholic Church, LafiajiLafiajiView parish
- St. Michael Military Chaplaincy, Tamandu Barracks, ApapaApapaView parish
- St. Monica Catholic Church, Igbogbo-IkoroduIgbogbo-IkoroduView 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.