Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin

Diocese of Ilorin Dioecesis Ilorinensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Kwara State
Ecclesiastical province	Ibadan
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Ibadan
Coordinates	8°30′00″N 4°33′00″E
Statistics
Area	32,500 km^2 (12,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,260,000 25,500 (2.0%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	May 29, 1969
Cathedral	Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anselm Pendo Lawani
Bishops emeritus	Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, OP
Map
Ilorin is located in Kwara State which is shown here in red.
Website
http://www.catholicdioceseofilorin.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin (Latin: Ilorinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ilorin in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.

History

• January 20, 1960: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo.
• May 29, 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Ilorin

Special churches

The Cathedral is Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Bishops

• Prefects Apostolic of Ilorin (Roman rite)
  • Fr. William Mahony, S.M.A. (1960.12.06 – 1969.05.29 see below)
• Bishops of Ilorin (Roman rite)
  • William Mahony, S.M.A. (see above 1969.05.29 – 1984.10.20)
  • John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (1984.10.20 – 1990.07.07), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja; future Cardinal
  • Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. (1992.03.06 – 2019.06.11)
• Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (2019.06.11 – 2022.01.01)
• Anselm Pendo Lawani (2024.02.02 – present)

Coadjutor Bishop

• Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (2018-2019)

Auxiliary Bishop

• John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (1982-1984), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, appointed Bishop of Minna in 1996
• Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (priest here, 1998-2002), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora in 2012

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

Sources

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Official website^{[permanent dead link‍]}