Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan
# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan

The Archdiocese of Ibadan (Latin: 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
