Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan

The Archdiocese of Ibadan (Archidioecesis Ibadanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Ibadan, Nigeria.

History

 * 13 March 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ibadan from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos
 * 28 April 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Ibadan
 * 26 March 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Ibadan.

Bishops

 * Prefect Apostolic of Ibadan (Roman rite)
 * Father Richard Finn, S.M.A., 13 March 1953 – 28 April 1958 see below
 * Bishops of Ibadan (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A., see above 28 April 1958 – 3 July 1974
 * Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, 5 October 1974 – 26 March 1994 see below
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Ibadan (Roman rite)
 * Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, see above 26 March 1994 – 24 January 2014
 * Archbishop Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin, 24 January 2014 – present

Auxiliary Bishop

 * Felix Alaba Adeosin Job (1971-1974), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, appointed Bishop of Abeokuta in 2014

Suffragan Dioceses

 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo