Diocese of Oyo Dioecesis Oyoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Oyo State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ibadan |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop ofIbadan |
| Coordinates | 7°51′00″N3°55′59″E / 7.85000°N 3.93306°E /7.85000; 3.93306 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | January 18, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral inOyo |
| Secular priests | 47 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Most Rev.Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo |
| Map | |
 Oyo is located inOyo State, shown in red. | |
| Website | |
| www.catholicdioceseoyo.org | |
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Oyo (Latin:Oyoën(sis)) is a Latinsuffragandiocese in theecclesiastical province ofIbadan,Nigeria. It still depends on the missionaryRoman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
TheApostolic Prefecture of Oyo was erected on territory split from theApostolic Vicariate of Lagos on March 3, 1949. On January 18, 1963 it was promoted to the Diocese of Oyo, with the Archdiocese ofIbadan as itsMetropolitan.[1] On March 3, 1995, portions of the Diocese were removed to theDiocese of Osgobo.[1]
The bishops' seat isOyo Cathedral, otherwise thecathedral ofOur Lady of the Assumption inOyo.[2]
In 2014, it pastorally served 36,542Roman Catholics (1.7% of the population) in a 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) area, mostlyMuslim.[2] It has 28 parishes and 3 missions with 51 priests (48 diocesan, 3 religious), 44 lay religious (3 brothers, 41 sisters) and 17 seminarians. As of 2004, it consisted of 26parishes served by 47priests and 43religious.[3]
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