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Suffragan diocese Ondo, Nigeria

Diocese of Ondo

Ondoën(sis)

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Sacred Heart Cathedral, Akure, in Ondo, Nigeria.

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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.

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.