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Diocese of Ondo

Dioecesis Ondoensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 18 April 1950
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ibadan
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Square Kilometers: 15,500 (5,986 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://ondodiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 46, Ondo Bye-Pass, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
  • Telephone: (0805)22.00.959

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin
12 January 1943ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin (erected) (Ondo and Llorín)
Diocese of Ondo
18 April 1950ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin Diocese of Ondo
20 January 1960Territory LostDiocese of Ondo (Ilorin) Prefecture Apostolic of Ilorin (erected)
30 July 1972Territory LostDiocese of Ondo (Ekiti) Diocese of Ado-Ekiti (erected)
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ondo (from Lagos)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ondo
1970100,3162,836,4663.5%731382,6394241ap1971
198072,0001,717,0004.2%514193,789243512ap1981
1990112,0002,256,0005.0%1515303,733294018ap1991
1999190,2003,265,4505.8%3213454,226235231ap2000
2000193,4303,385,9905.7%3312454,298256033ap2001
2001196,8003,509,7005.6%4012523,784246233ap2002
2002197,7503,520,0305.6%3413474,207275834ap2003
2003198,3433,530,5905.6%3413474,220306043ap2004
2004198,7223,674,6925.4%4315583,426366345ap2005
2013325,0004,867,0006.7%6811794,113325453ap2014
2016270,7134,120,0006.6%7711883,076314757ap2017
2019170,9543,460,8774.9%8611971,762275357ap2020
2021174,1483,666,3304.7%9991081,612185160ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 35, Page 97, and Page 98
  • Diocese of Ondo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 615, to Page 619
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 556, and Page 557

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