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The Catholic Herald was founded during Terrien's tenure. Bishop Francis O'Rourke succeeded Terrien, he became the first Irish bishop of Lagos in 1930. In 1934, construction of the new Holy Cross Cathedral began, O'Rourke did not see the completed building but his was buried in the cathedral in 1938.
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is mainly composed of a Latin hierarchy, joined in a national Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, and a single Eastern Catholic (transnational) see, comprising: 9 Latin rite ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archbishop , with a total of 44 suffragan dioceses
This is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In 2022, the president of the CBCN is Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji , Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese . [ 2 ]
Holy Cross Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lagos, Nigeria, and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lagos.The Gothic style building was constructed in 1939, when the region was still administered as an apostolic vicariate, and thus was only elevated to the status of cathedral in 1950.
Diocese of Arochukwu/Ohafia: Province of Aba: Johnson Onuoha: Diocese of Asaba: Province of Bendel: KINGSLEY CHUKWUKAMMADU OBUH: Diocese of Awgu/Aninri: Province of Enugu: Benson Chukwunweike: Diocese of Awka: Province of the Niger: Alexander Ibezim: Diocese of Awori: Province of Lagos: J Akin Atere: Diocese of Badagry: Province of Lagos ...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba; Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki; Roman Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja; Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguleri; Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara; Roman Catholic Diocese of Auchi; Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu; Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka
29 May 1969: Established as Diocese of Ijebu-Ode from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos; 1883 Rev. Fathers Chause and Holley came to Epe, but the pagans prevented an establishment of the Faith. 1892 Conquest of Ijebu by the English, Freedom of Religion, Msgr. Joseph Lang with Revd.