Diocese of Oyo
Diocese of Oyo Dioecesis Oyoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Territory | Oyo State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ibadan |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Ibadan |
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| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | January 18, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Oyo |
| Secular priests | 47 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo |
| Map | |
| Oyo is located in Oyo State, shown in red. Oyo is located in Oyo State, shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.catholicdioceseoyo.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo (Latin: Oyoën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan, Nigeria. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
History
[edit | edit source]The Apostolic Prefecture of Oyo was erected on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos on March 3, 1949. On January 18, 1963 it was promoted to the Diocese of Oyo, with the Archdiocese of Ibadan as its Metropolitan.[1] On March 3, 1995, portions of the Diocese were removed to the Diocese of Osgobo.[1]
Special churches
[edit | edit source]The bishops' seat is Oyo Cathedral, otherwise the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Oyo.[2]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]In 2014, it pastorally served 36,542 Roman Catholics (1.7% of the population) in a 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) area, mostly Muslim.[2] It has 28 parishes and 3 missions with 51 priests (48 diocesan, 3 religious), 44 lay religious (3 brothers, 41 sisters) and 17 seminarians. As of 2004, it consisted of 26 parishes served by 47 priests and 43 religious.[3]
Bishops
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- Apostolic Prefect of Oyo
- Father Owen McCoy, White Fathers (M. Afr.) (1 April 1949 – 18 January 1963 see below ↓)
- Suffragan Bishops of Oyo
- Owen McCoy, M. Afr. (↑ see above 18 January 1963 – retired 12 April 1973)
- Julius Babatunde Adelakun (13 April 1973 – retired 4 November 2009); previously Auxiliary Bishop of Oyo and Titular Bishop of Thunigaba (16 November 1972 – 13 April 1973)
- Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo (4 November 2009 – ), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Oyo (14 August 2007 – 4 November 2009)
Coadjutor Bishop
[edit | edit source]- Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo (2007-2009)
Auxiliary Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Julius Babatunde Adelakun (1972-1973), appointed Bishop
- Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1971-1972), appointed auxiliary bishop of Lagos; future Cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit | edit source]- Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin, appointed Bishop of Osogbo in 1995
- Francis Obafemi Adesina (priest, 1989-1995), appointed Bishop of Ijebu-Ode in 2019
- Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ilorin in 2018
- John Akinkunmi Oyejola, appointed Bishop of Osogbo in 2016
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links and sources
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