The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN as of 2020 is Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of Benin city, who was preceded by the Archbishop of Jos Catholic Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama.
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created in February 3, 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State, and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is both Ogun State's capital and most populous city; other important cities in the state include Ijebu Ode, the former royal capital of the Ijebu Kingdom, and Sagamu, Nigeria's leading kola nut grower. Ogun state is covered predominantly by rain forest and has wooden savanna in the northwest. Ogun State had a total population of 3,751,140 residents as of 2006, making Ogun State the 16th most populated state in Nigeria In terms of landmass, Ogun State is the 24th largest State in Nigeria with land area of 16,762 kilometer square.
The Archdiocese of Ibadan is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Ibadan, Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos {Lagosen(sis) in Latin} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.
Christians in Nigeria comprise an estimated 49.3% of the population. Christians are dominant in the southern (south-east/south-south/South west and central region in Nigeria. According to the Pew Research Center, Nigeria has the largest Christian population of any country in Africa, with more than 80 million persons in Nigeria belonging to the church with various denominations. The majority of Christians in Nigeria are Protestant.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo is a diocese located in the Ondo State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria. The Cathedral and diocesan secretariat are located in Akure.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo is a diocese located in the city of Osogbo, Osun State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo 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.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta is a diocese located in the city of Abeokuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin is a diocese located in the city of Ilorin in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Anthony Saliu Sanusi was a Nigerian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
The African Church is a Christian denomination that was established in the British colonial areas that would later become Nigeria in 1901. It was established after strong disagreements arose between the European leadership of the Anglican Church and the native African leadership. Following the installation of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther as the head of Church of Nigeria, a number of African clerics obtained progressive education that did not however translate to advancement in the leadership of the Church. This led to schisms that finally led to the formation of the indigenous African Church. African church hymn book Yoruba version Be published
Festus Oluwole Segun was a Nigerian Anglican bishop.
Reverend Solomon Odunaiya Odutola was an Anglican clergyman who was bishop of Benin-Ondo Diocese from 1952 to 1960 and Ibadan Diocese from 1960 to 1970. He was also an educationist who served as acting principal of C.M.S. Grammar School, Lagos.
The Anglican Diocese of Ibadan North is one of 17 within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is the Most Revd. Dr. Segun Okubadejo who incidentally is also the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Ibadan
The Anglican Diocese of Ijebu is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Lagos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The last bishop, Ezekiel Ayo Awosoga died in 2020. The current bishop is Peter Rotimi Oludipe; he was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2020 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja; he is the fifth bishop diocesan.
Ezekiel Ayo Awosoga (1950-2020) was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he was the Bishop of Ijebu from his consecration on January 28, 2005 until his death in 2020.
Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye is a bishop of Church of Nigeria and the present Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Lagos, Nigeria: He is the current Bishop of Lagos,and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Church of Nigeria having been Bishop of Osun North East until 2018.and presented as the Archbishop of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province on the 7th of November, 2021 at the Cathedral Church of Advent, Life Camp, Abuja
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