Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Ibadan / Ibadanen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Ekiti, Ilorin, Ondo, Osogbo, Oyo
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Patrick
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2013.10.29 – ...): | Archbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin (75) |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Ibadan (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin (75) Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan (Nigeria)
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Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job (86) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ibadan (Nigeria)
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Bishops of Ibadan (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job (86) (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A.
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Prefects Apostolic of Ibadan (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Richard Finn, S.M.A. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 28,000 km²
Population: 242,892 Catholics (6.3% of 3,875,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 54 parishes
Personnel: 121 priests (86 diocesan, 35 religious), 539 religious (471 brothers, 68 sisters), 34 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.13
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