Diocese of Ekiti
| Diocese of Ekiti | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ibadan |
| Diocesan bishop | Felix Femi Ajakaye |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun |
| Vicar General | Felix Odesanmi |
| founding | 1972 |
| surface | 5,888 km² |
| Parishes | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,945,217 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 388,629 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 13.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,271 |
| Friars | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.catholicdioceseofekiti.org/ |
The Diocese of Ekiti ( Latin Dioecesis Ekitiensis , English Diocese of Ekiti ) is in Nigeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ado Ekiti .
history
The diocese Ekiti was on July 30, 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Divinum mandatum from cession of territory by the Diocese of Ondo as the Diocese of Ado-Ekiti and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lagos as a suffragan . On December 11, 1972, the Diocese of Ado-Ekiti was renamed the Diocese of Ekiti . The Diocese of Ekiti was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ibadan as a suffragan on March 26, 1994 .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Ado-Ekiti
Bishops of Ekiti
- Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun, 1972-2010
- Felix Femi Ajakaye , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Ekiti on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Divinum mandatum , AAS 64 (1972), n.10, pp. 662f.