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.
- St. Mary’S Catholic Church, IjareIjareView parish
- St. Matthew’S Parish, OndoOndoView parish
- St. Michael’S Catholic Church, IdoaniIdoaniView parish
- St. Patrick’S Parish, Odode, IdanreIdanreView parish
- St. Patrick’S Parish, OkaOkaView parish
- St. Patrick’S Parish, OndoOndoView parish
- St. Pius’ Catholic Parish, Agba-OkaAgba-OkaView parish
- St. Theresa Of The Child Jesus Parish, AkureAkureView parish
- St. Theresa’S Catholic ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Victor ParishTown not recordedView 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.