Diocese of Ilorin

Diocese of Ilorin; Dioecesis Ilorinensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Kwara State
Ecclesiastical province	Ibadan
Metropolitan	Ibadan
Coordinates	8°30′00″N 4°33′00″E / 8.50000°N 4.55000°E
Statistics
Area	32,500 km2 (12,500 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2022); 2,613,000; 25,750 (1.0%)
Parishes	44
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	May 29, 1969
Cathedral	Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin
Secular priests	58
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Anselm Pendo Lawani
Map
Website
	http://www.catholicdioceseofilorin.org/

Diocese of Ilorin — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin (Latin: Ilorinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ilorin in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.

History

January 20, 1960: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo.
May 29, 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Ilorin

The Cathedral is Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Prefects Apostolic of Ilorin (Roman rite)
- Fr. William Mahony, S.M.A. (1960.12.06 – 1969.05.29 see below)
Bishops of Ilorin (Roman rite)
- William Mahony, S.M.A. (see above 1969.05.29 – 1984.10.20)
- John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (1984.10.20 – 1990.07.07), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja; future Cardinal
- Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. (1992.03.06 – 2019.06.11)
- Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (2019.06.11 – 2022.01.01)
- Anselm Pendo Lawani (2024.02.02 – present)

Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, appointed Bishop of Minna in 1996
Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (priest here, 1998-2002), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora in 2012

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.^[1]