Archdiocese of Ibadan

The Archdiocese of Ibadan (Latin: Archidioecesis Ibadanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Ibadan, Nigeria.

History

• 13 March 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ibadan from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
• 28 April 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Ibadan
• 26 March 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Ibadan.

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Ibadan (Roman rite)
• Bishops of Ibadan (Roman rite) Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A., see above 28 April 1958 – 3 July 1974^[1]; Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, 5 October 1974 – 26 March 1994 see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Ibadan (Roman rite) Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, see above 26 March 1994 – 24 January 2014; Archbishop Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin, 24 January 2014 – present

Auxiliary Bishop

• Felix Alaba Adeosin Job (1971-1974), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, appointed Bishop of Abeokuta in 2014

Suffragan Dioceses

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo