Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

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Territory Lagos State Rite Latin Rite Suffragans Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode		Denomination Roman Catholic Pope Francis Country Nigeria

Archbishop Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos {Lagosen(sis) in Latin} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.

History

1860.08.28: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon

1870.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast

1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos

1950.04.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos

The seat of the archbishop is Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lagos.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lagos (Roman rite)

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins since 2012.05.25

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie 1973.04.13 – 2012.05.25

Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey 1965.07.06 – 1972.03.13

Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1950.04.18 – 1965.10.27

Vicars Apostolic of Lagos (Roman rite)

Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1939.06.13 – 1950.04.18

Vicars Apostolic of Benin Coast (Roman rite)

Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. 1930.03.31 – 1938.10.28

Bishop Ferdinand Terrien, S.M.A. 1912.03.01 – 1929.08.03

Bishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. 1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02

Bishop Paul Pellet, S.M.A. 1895.01.15 – 1902

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Chausse 1891.05.12 – 1894.01.30

Abeokuta

Ijebu-Ode

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