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Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Diocese of Oyo Dioecesis Oyoensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Oyo State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ibadan |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Ibadan |
| Coordinates | 7°51′00″N 3°55′59″E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,031,660 30,200 (1.5%) |
| 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 | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo |
| Bishops emeritus | Julius Babatunde Adelakun |
| Map | |
Oyo is located in Oyo State, shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.catholicdioceseoyo.org | |
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]
The bishops' seat is Oyo Cathedral, otherwise the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Oyo.[2]
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]
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