Our Bishop

His Lordship, Most Rev. Francis Obafemi Adesina

Local Ordinary

Late Most Rev. (Dr.) Albert Ayinde Fasina

Bishop Emeritus

About Us

catholic diocese Of ijebu ode

The history of Ijebu-Ode Diocese which was created on the 29th May, 1969, with Bishop Anthony Sanusi as its first Bishop, dates back to 1864 when Rev. Fr. Francis Borghero SMA celebrated the first Holy Mass in Itasin-Imobi. The Diocese was excised from Lagos Archdiocese and is now one of the two suffragan Dioceses of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos. It was the Society of African Mission (SMA) Fathers, (the French, the German, the Dutch and the Irish) who started primary Evangelisation.

The Diocese has parishes and quasi parishes, and covers nine Local Government Areas, namely: Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-East, Ijebu-North, Ogun Waterside, Odogbolu, Sagamu, Remo- North, Ikenne and Ijebu North-East. The six secondary schools and the forty-six primary schools owned by the Church had been taken over by the government without compensation, leaving the Diocese with seven private Nursery/Primary Schools and four private Secondary Schools. The Diocese has two hospitals and some Primary Health Centres.

Recent Updates

Activities from within and outside the Catholic diocese of Ijebu-Ode

THIS MASS IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU VISIT THE SICK…. Bishop Adesina at World Day of the Sick in Ijebu-Ode

By Fr. Anthony Adetayo The Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode celebrates the World Day of the Sick...

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BREAKING NEWS: POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS NIGERIAN ARCHBISHOP FORTUNATUS SECRETARY OF DICASTERY FOR EVANGELIZATION

By Fr. Anthony Adetayo The Dicastery for Evangelization is structurally presided over directly by the Roman...

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POPE FRANCIS MEETS TWO FEMALE BOKO HARAM VICTIMS: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

By Ogboji Glory During the Celebration of International women’s Day on the 8th day of March,...

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IJEBU-ODE DIOCESE BEGINS “AGUDA ON AIR” SERIES

By Cyril Afolabi Ajayi The premiere streaming edition of the bi-lingual Christian Faith series titled “Aguda...

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CBCN 2023 FIRST PLENARY: CITIZENS’ PARTICIPATION IN GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

A Communiqué issued at the end of the First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’...

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“THE CHURCH CANNOT REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE”…Archbishop Kaigama tells Catholic Bishops.

By Clement HOTONU The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria [CBCN] began her first plenary meeting of...

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“CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOULD SET GUIDELINES FOR CATHOLIC POLITICIANS…” Femi Falana, George Ehusani and others brainstorm   

By Fr. Anthony Adetayo Dominicans for Justice and Peace Nigeria & Ghana is an NGO managed...

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BISHOP ADESINA’S HOMILY FOR WORLD DAY OF CONSECRATED PERSONS

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Monthly Bulletin /Circular  – February, 2023 /043

TO ALL PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL IN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF IJEBU-ODE. Grace and...

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IJEBU-ODE DIOCESE PRAYS AT 2023 DIOCESAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGE

By Anthonia Sokoya & Agatha Nwali The Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode as a family of faith...

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MARY QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE WAS CROWNED IN IWOPIN

By Fr. Anthony Adetayo The new statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was ceremonially crowned for...

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“EMULATE JESUS’ STYLE OF LEADERSHIP” … REV. FR. MICHAEL ELOGIE

By Anthonia Sokoya. At the annual Opening Prayer for the year with the Lord organized by...

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“IF YOU DON’T EMBRACE CHRIST, YOU EMBRACE VACUUM…” BISHOP ADESINA TELLS CONSECRATED PERSONS

By Rev. Fr. Anthony Adetayo The Feast for the Consecrated Life is usually celebrated all over...

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