Suffragan diocese Ondo, Nigeria
Diocese of Ondo
Ondoën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Ondo is a Latin Church diocese in Ondo State, Nigeria, established as a diocese in 1950. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ibadan, with its seat at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Akure.
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- Established
- 1950
- Catholics
- 265,000
- Priests
- 108
- Territory
- 15,518 km²
Parishes and churches
40 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish, AkureAkure · CathedralView parish
- Annunciation Catholic Church, Oba-IleOba-IleView parish
- Christ The King Catholic ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Mary Help Of Christians’ Parish, AkureAkureView parish
- Mary Queen Of Angels Parish, AkureAkureView parish
- Mary Queen Of Apostles Parish, Ijoka, AkureAkureView parish
- Mary Queen Of Nigeria Catholic ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Mary, Mother Of God’S ChurchMother Of God’S ChurchView parish
- Our Lady Of Good Counsel Parish, Iwaro-OkaIwaro-OkaView parish
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Parish SchoolTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph’S Parish, Igbara-OkeIgbara-OkeView parish
- St Peter Claver’S Parish, Ilara-MokinIlara-MokinView parish
- St Stephen’S Parish, OwoOwoView parish
- St. Albert’S Chaplaincy, AkureAkureView parish
- St. Anthony Catholic ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Benedict’S Army Chaplaincy, AkureAkureView parish
- St. Clara’ Parish, Iwaro – OkaIwaro – OkaView parish
- St. Francis Parish, IrunIrunView parish
- St. Francis Xavier’S Parish, OwoOwoView parish
- St. Francis’ Parish, AkureAkureView parish
- St. George’S Parish, Ile-OlujiIle-OlujiView parish
- St. Gregory’S Parish, IkareIkareView parish
- St. James’ Parish, Oke-IgboOke-IgboView parish
- St. John Bosco’S Parish, AkureAkureView parish
- St. John Bosco’S Parish, OndoOndoView parish
- St. Joseph’S Catholic Parish, OndoOndoView parish
- St. Joseph’S Parish, Isua-AkokoIsua-AkokoView parish
- St. Jude’S Catholic Church, Ugbe-AkokoUgbe-AkokoView parish
- St. Leo’S Catholic Church, OndoOndoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jude Ayodeji Arogundade
- Born
- 2 June 1961
- Birthplace
- Oka-Akoko
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Akure stands in Ondo, 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.
History
Covering territory in Ondo State within Nigeria's ecclesiastical province of Ibadan, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo (Latin: Ondoën(sis)) keeps its cathedral and diocesan secretariat in Akure.