Diocese of Ijebu-Ode
| Diocese of Ijebu-Ode | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lagos |
| Diocesan bishop | Francis Obafemi Adesina |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Albert Ayinde Fasina |
| founding | 1969 |
| surface | 5,000 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 3,521,000 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 65,898 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 1.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 984 |
| Friars | 81 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 49 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Sebastian's Cathedral |
| Website | ijebuodecatholicdiocese.org |
The Bistum Ijebu Ode ( lat. : Dioecesis Iiebuodensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Ijebu Ode .
history
The diocese Ijebu-Ode was on May 29, 1969 by Pope Paul VI. built from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Lagos and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Ijebu-Ode
- Anthony Saliu Sanusi , 1969–1990
- Albert Ayinde Fasina , 1990-2019
- Francis Obafemi Adesina , since 2019