Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo
Diocese of Ondo
Dioecesis Ondoensis
Location
Country Nigeria
Metropolitan Ibadan
Statistics
Area 15,518 km2 (5,992 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
3,674,692
198,722 (5.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade
Website
ondodiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo (Latin: Ondoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the Ondo State in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.

Contents

History

  • January 12, 1943: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ondo-Ilorin from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast
  • April 18, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Ondo

Special churches

The Cathedral is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Akure

Leadership

  • Bishops of Ondo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade (since 2010.11.26); had been the Coadjutor Bishop
    • Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge (1976.05.31 - 2010.11.26)
    • Bishop William Richard Field, S.M.A. (1958.01.161976.05.31)
    • Bishop Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. (1950.04.181957.04.17)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. (1943.01.121950.04.18)

See also

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