29 May 1969: Established as Diocese of Ijebu-Ode from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
1883 Rev. Fathers Chause and Holley came to Epe, but the pagans prevented an establishment of the Faith.
1892 Conquest of Ijebu by the English, Freedom of Religion, Msgr. Joseph Lang with Revd. Fathers Pied, and Barlaglia travelled from Ibadan to Ijebu-Ode, stayed one night at Chief Olisa's house and said Mass, before leaving the next day. Revds. Elliot and Payne established in Ijebu-Imusin a Church of the Church Mission Society, in Esure.[1]
29 July 1902 – Santa Congregation de Propaganda introduced the Catholic Church to lbonwon.
Special churchesedit
The Cathedral is St Sebastian's Cathedral in Ijebu-Ode.
roman, catholic, diocese, ijebu, latin, iiebuoden, diocese, located, city, ijebu, ecclesiastical, province, lagos, nigeria, diocese, ijebu, odedioecesis, iiebuodensiscathedral, ijebu, odelocationcountry, nigeriaterritoryogun, stateecclesiastical, provincelagos. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu Ode Latin Iiebuoden sis is a diocese located in the city of Ijebu Ode in the ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria Diocese of Ijebu OdeDioecesis IiebuodensisCathedral of Ijebu OdeLocationCountry NigeriaTerritoryOgun StateEcclesiastical provinceLagosMetropolitanArchbishop of LagosCoordinates6 49 15 N 3 55 15 E 6 82083 N 3 92083 E 6 82083 3 92083StatisticsArea5 000 km2 1 900 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 2 290 34467 383 2 9 InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteEstablished29 May 1969CathedralSaint Sebastian Cathedral in Ijebu OdeCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopMost Rev Francis Obafemi AdesinaBishops emeritusAlbert Ayinde FasinaMapIjebu Ode is located in Ogun State which is shown here in red Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Bishops 3 1 Coadjutor Bishop 4 See also 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit29 May 1969 Established as Diocese of Ijebu Ode from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos 1883 Rev Fathers Chause and Holley came to Epe but the pagans prevented an establishment of the Faith 1892 Conquest of Ijebu by the English Freedom of Religion Msgr Joseph Lang with Revd Fathers Pied and Barlaglia travelled from Ibadan to Ijebu Ode stayed one night at Chief Olisa s house and said Mass before leaving the next day Revds Elliot and Payne established in Ijebu Imusin a Church of the Church Mission Society in Esure 1 29 July 1902 Santa Congregation de Propaganda introduced the Catholic Church to lbonwon Special churches editThe Cathedral is St Sebastian s Cathedral in Ijebu Ode Bishops editBishops of Ijebu Ode Roman rite Bishop Anthony Saliu Sanusi 1969 05 29 1990 08 14 Bishop Albert Ayinde Fasina 1990 08 14 2019 01 17 retired Bishop Emeritus Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina since 2019 01 17 formerly Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Seminary in Ibadan Nigeria 2 Coadjutor Bishop edit Albert Ayinde Fasina 1988 1990 See also editRoman Catholicism in NigeriaSources editGCatholic org Information Catholic HierarchyReferences edit About The Diocese Ijebu Ode Catholic Diocese Retrieved 10 June 2019 Rinunce e nomine External links edithttps www ijebuodecatholicdiocese org nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu Ode amp oldid 1197853725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
