Diocese of Ilorin
| Diocese of Ilorin | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kaduna |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Adegboyega Olawoore |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 33,789 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,719,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 23,885 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 531 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 218 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.catholicdioceseofilorin.org/ |
The Bistum Ilorin ( lat. : Dioecesis Ilorinensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Ilorin .
history
Pope John XXIII founded the Apostolic Prefecture Ilorin with the Apostolic Constitution Qui summam catholicarum on January 20, 1960 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Ondo .
On May 29, 1969, it was raised to the rank of diocese, which was also subordinated to the Archdiocese of Kaduna as a suffragan diocese. On December 15, 1995, it lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kontagora .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Ilorin
- William Mahony SMA (December 6, 1960 - May 29, 1969)
Bishops of Ilorin
- William Mahony SMA (May 29, 1969 - October 20, 1984)
- John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (October 20, 1984 - July 7, 1990, then Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja )
- Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP (March 6, 1992 - June 11, 2019)
- Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (since June 11, 2019)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1970 | 12,100 | 1,200,000 | 1.0 | 15th | 15th | 806 | 16 | 6th | |||
| 1980 | 23,300 | 1,529,000 | 1.5 | 18th | 1 | 17th | 1,294 | 19th | 13 | ||
| 1990 | 44,350 | 1,372,000 | 3.2 | 24 | 7th | 17th | 1,847 | 17th | 38 | 17th | |
| 1999 | 56,772 | 1,887,828 | 3.0 | 30th | 23 | 7th | 1,892 | 7th | 53 | 18th | |
| 2000 | 58,803 | 1,396,515 | 4.2 | 31 | 24 | 7th | 1,896 | 7th | 53 | 18th | |
| 2001 | 58,803 | 1,396,515 | 4.2 | 40 | 33 | 7th | 1,470 | 7th | 62 | 17th | |
| 2002 | 22,650 | 250,000 | 9.1 | 41 | 34 | 7th | 552 | 9 | 32 | 17th | |
| 2003 | 26,642 | 280,000 | 9.5 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 634 | 17th | 63 | 18th | |
| 2004 | 25,500 | 1,260,000 | 2.0 | 40 | 33 | 7th | 637 | 16 | 72 | 18th | |
| 2006 | 28,000 | 1,330,000 | 2.1 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 717 | 5 | 64 | 18th | |
| 2013 | 23,885 | 2,762,000 | 0.9 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 530 | 17th | 218 | 30th | |
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Ilorin on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Ilorin on gcatholic.org (English)