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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

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos, in Lagos, Nigeria.

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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.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Alfred Adewale Martins
Born
1 June 1959
Birthplace
Abeokuta

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos stands in Lagos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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