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Diocese of Ijebu-Ode

Dioecesis Iiebuodensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 May 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lagos
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 5,690 (2,197 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 32, 7 JDPC Street, JDPC Complex, 120101 Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0803)06.92.835

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 May 1969ErectedArchdiocese of Lagos (Ijebu) Diocese of Ijebu-Ode (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197020,050600,0003.3%38111,82289ap1971
198013,975907,0001.5%414187762897ap1981
198832,0001,121,0002.9%613191,68418811ap1991
199955,0421,740,5113.2%1127381,448282616ap2000
200056,7181,789,2453.2%1727441,289292918ap2001
200158,3941,837,9773.2%2127481,216673419ap2002
200260,7302,111,4972.9%254065934754719ap2003
200359,1082,639,3712.2%293665909614820ap2004
200467,3832,290,3442.9%2439631,069615022ap2005
200663,4003,284,0001.9%2826541,174605623ap2007
201372,0301,625,5664.4%522981889707226ap2014
201675,8861,966,9353.9%553893815725532ap2017
201980,0582,079,2113.9%5442968331048138ap2020
202181,6542,121,0043.8%473784972828840ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 116, and Page 117

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