title: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan
text: # 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
  