Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1860.08.28: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie)
- 1870.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bight of Benin (English) / Costa di Benin (Italiano) / Oræ Benini (Latin)
- 1883.06.26: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey
- 1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos / Lagosen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Ondo-Ilorin)
- 1949.03.03: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Oyo
- 1950.04.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos / Lagosen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Benin City and Ondo)
- 1952.03.13: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Ibadan
- 1953.06.29: Gained suffragan sees Jos and Kaduna
- 1959.04.02: Gained suffragan see Oturkpo
- 1959.07.16: Lost suffragan sees Jos, Kaduna and Oturkpo
- 1963.01.18: Gained suffragan see Oyo
- 1964.03.10: Gained suffragan see Warri
- 1969.05.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ijebu-Ode and gained suffragan see Ijebu-Ode
- 1972.12.11: Gained suffragan see Ekiti
- 1973.07.05: Gained suffragan see Issele-Uku
- 1994.03.26: Lost suffragan sees Benin City, Ekiti, Issele-Uku, Ondo, Oyo and Warri
- 1997.10.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Abeokuta and gained suffragan see Abeokuta
Papal Visits
Present Prelates
| Metropolitan Archbishop (2012.05.25 – ...): |  Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins (65) |
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Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Lagos (Roman Rite) |
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| Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins (65) (2012.05.25 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria)Called to serve in loveBorn:1959.06.01 (Abeokuta, Nigeria)Ordained Priest:1983.09.18Consecrated Bishop:1998.01.24Priest of Lagos (Nigeria) (1983.09.18 – 1997.10.24)Bishop of Abeokuta (Nigeria) (1997.10.24 – 2012.05.25)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria) (2012.05.25 – ...) |
 Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (88) (1973.04.13 – 2012.05.25)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a MostaccianoMetropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lagos (Nigeria)former Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic SeeFides caritas fortitudo |
| Bishop Anthony Saliu Sanusi (Apostolic Administrator 1972 – 1973.04.13) |
| Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey (1965.07.06 – 1972.03.13)Born:1908.03.05 (Nigeria)Ordained Priest:1944.04.16Consecrated Bishop:1957.08.04Died:1972.03.13 († 64)Titular Bishop of Sigus (1957.01.26 – 1965.07.06)Auxiliary Bishop of Lagos (Nigeria) (1957.01.26 – 1965.07.06)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria) (1965.07.06 – 1972.03.13)President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (1966 – 1972) |
| Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. (1950.04.18 – 1965.07.06)Born:1889.09.27Ordained Priest:1914.06.21Consecrated Bishop:1934.06.24Died:1965.10.27 († 76)Vicar Apostolic of Northern Nigeria (Nigeria) (1934.02.26 – 1939.06.13)Titular Bishop of Vartana (1934.02.26 – 1950.04.18)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1939.06.13 – 1943.01.12)Vicar Apostolic of Lagos (Nigeria) (1943.01.12 – 1950.04.18)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria) (1950.04.18 – 1965.07.06)Titular Archbishop of Madytus (1965.07.06 – 1965.10.27) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Lagos (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. (later Archbishop) (1943.01.12 – 1950.04.18)(see above) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. (later Archbishop) (1939.06.13 – 1943.01.12)(see above) |
| Bishop François O’Rourke, S.M.A. (1930.03.31 – 1938.10.28)Born:1882.10.14 (Ireland)Ordained Priest:1906.07.15Consecrated Bishop:1930.06.08Died:1938.10.28 († 56)Prefect Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria (Nigeria) (1929.05.17 – 1929.07.18)Prefect Apostolic of Northern Nigeria (Nigeria) (1929.07.18 – 1930.03.31)Titular Bishop of Ostracine (1930.03.27 – 1938.10.28)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1930.03.31 – 1938.10.28) |
| Bishop Ferdinand Terrien, S.M.A. (1912.03.01 – 1929.08.03)Born:1877.08.09 (France)Ordained Priest:1900.07.15Consecrated Bishop:1912.07.01Died:1929.08.03 († 51)Titular Bishop of Gordus (1912.03.01 – 1929.08.03)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1912.03.01 – 1929.08.03) |
| Bishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. (1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02)Born:1868.09.22 (France)Ordained Priest:1891.07.19Consecrated Bishop:1902.11.09Died:1912.01.02 († 43)Titular Bishop of Paralais (1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02) |
| Bishop Paul Pellet, S.M.A. (1895.01.15 – 1902)Born:1859.11.14 (France)Ordained Priest:1883.05.19Consecrated Bishop:1895.08.25Died:1914.03.11 († 54)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1895.01.15 – 1902)Titular Bishop of Rhithymna (1895.01.15 – 1914.03.11)Superior General of Society of African Missions (1907 – 1914.03.11) |
| Bishop Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. (1883.06.04 – 1894.01.30)Born:1846.10.09 (France)Ordained Priest:1871.08.21Consecrated Bishop:1891.07.12Died:1894.01.30 († 47)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1871 – 1883.06.04)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1883.06.04 – 1894.01.30)Titular Bishop of Comama (1891.05.12 – 1894.01.30) |
| Bishop-elect Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. (1871 – 1883.06.04)(see above) |
| Fr. Pierre Bouche (1867 – 1871)Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1867 – 1871) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Dahomey (Roman Rite) |
| Fr. François Borghero (1861 – 1865.01)Born:1830 (France)Died:1892 († 62)Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey (Nigeria) (1861 – 1865.01) |
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey (later Archbishop) (1957.01.26 – 1965.07.06)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 3,345 km²
Population: 3,365,461 Catholics (25.5% of 13,205,750 total)
Pastoral Centres: 204 parishes, 20 missions
Personnel: 519 priests (280 diocesan, 239 religious), 602 religious (244 brothers, 358 sisters), 126 seminarians