Diocese of Osogbo
| Diocese of Osogbo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ibadan |
| Diocesan bishop | John Akin Oyejola |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 8,062 km² |
| Parishes | 42 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,861,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 62,500 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 3.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,276 |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 72 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Benedict's Cathedral |
The Bistum Osogbo ( lat. : Dioecesis Osogboanus ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Oshogbo .
history
The Diocese of Osogbo was established on March 3, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Oyo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ibadan as a suffragan .
Bishops of Osogbo
- Gabriel 'Leke Abegunrin , 1995–2013, then Archbishop of Ibadan
- John Akin Oyejola , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Osogbo on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the homepage of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (English)