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Diocese of Ekiti

Dioecesis Ekitiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 11 December 1972
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ibadan
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 5,888 (2,274 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.catholicdioceseekiti.org/
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Secretariat, P.O. Box 136, Pope John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0812)56.74.455

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ado-Ekiti
30 July 1972ErectedDiocese of Ondo (Ekiti) Diocese of Ado-Ekiti (erected)
Diocese of Ekiti
11 December 1972Name ChangedDiocese of Ado-Ekiti Diocese of Ekiti
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ekiti (from Lagos)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ekiti
198088,0001,549,0005.7%612184,888121612ap1981
1990110,8001,830,0006.1%212234,81724121ap1991
1999130,0001,788,0007.3%297363,61175637ap2000
2000200,1001,945,30010.3%396454,44665336ap2001
2001207,3121,950,00010.6%395444,71155234ap2002
2002216,1162,050,00010.5%346405,40264836ap2003
2003217,1172,051,00010.6%407474,61975644ap2004
2004218,4662,143,95610.2%426484,55165847ap2005
2006329,2752,208,21314.9%535585,67755561ap2007
2013375,5142,763,00013.6%767834,524106662ap2014
2016388,6292,945,21713.2%856914,27097562ap2017
2019421,6703,224,66013.1%865914,63385863ap2020
2021446,4753,414,37013.1%9741014,42076763ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Ado-Ekiti
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 662, and Page 663
  • Diocese of Ekiti
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 787, and Page 788
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 556, and Page 557

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