Anglican Province of Ibadan

For the Roman Catholic province, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan.

Anglican province in Nigeria

The Ibadan Province is an ecclesiastical province of the Church of Nigeria. It was created when the division into ecclesiastical provinces was adopted in 2002, and it comprises 19 dioceses, 117 archdeaconries and 623 parishes.[1]

It comprised the following 19 dioceses in 2008:

* Ajayi Crowther (11 March 2007; bishop: Olugbenga Olukemi Oduntan)
* Ekiti Kwara (26 May 2008; bishop: Andrew Ajayi)
* Ibadan (founded 25 January 1952, from the Diocese of Lagos;[2] bishop: Joseph Akinfenwa)
* Ibadan North (14 December 1998; bishop: Segun Okubadejo)
* Ibadan South (13 July 1999; bishop: Jacob Ajetunmobi)
* Ife (4 November 1990; bishop: Olubunmi Akinlade)
* Ife East (28 May 2008; bishop: Rufus Okeremi)
* Igbomina (14 July 1999; bishop: Michael Akinyemi)
* Ilesa (2 November 1974; bishop: Samuel Sowole)
* Jebba (25 May 2008; bishop: Oluwaseun Adeyinka Aderogba)
* Kwara (1 November 1974; bishop: Olusegun Adeyemi)
* New Bussa (9 March 2007; bishop:Israel Amoo)
* Offa (14 July 1999; bishop: Akintunde Popoola)
* Ogbomoso (18 March 2005; bishop: Matthew Osunade)
* Oke-Ogun (11 March 2007; bishop: Solomon Amusan)
* Oke-Osun (25 January 1993; bishop: Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje)
* Omu-Aran (10 March 2007; bishop: Philip Adeyemo)
* Osun (3 August 1987; bishop: James Afolabi Popoola)
* Oyo (19 November 2003; bishop: Jacob Ola Fasipe)

## Dioceses in 2024

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After the creation of the Province of Kwara, the list of Dioceses and Bishops in the Province of Ibadan in 2024 was:[3]

Anglican Province of Ibadan; Archbishop: Abiodun Olaoye

1. Ajayi Crowther Diocese; Bishop: Collins Babalola
2. Ibadan Diocese; Bishop: Joseph Akinfenwa
3. Ibadan North Diocese; Bishop: Williams Oluwarotimi Aladekugbe
4. Ibadan South Diocese; Bishop: Akintunde Popoola
5. Ife Diocese; Bishop: Olubunmi Akinlade
6. Ife East Diocese; Bishop: Oluseyi Oyelade
7. Ijesa North East Diocese; Bishop: Joseph Olusola
8. Ijesha North Missionary Diocese; Bishop: Isaac Oluyamo
9. Ilesa Diocese; Bishop: Dapo Asaju
10. Ilesa South West Diocese; Bishop: Samuel Egbebunmi
11. Ogbomoso Diocese; Bishop: Titus Babatunde Olayinka
12. Oke-Ogun Diocese; Bishop: Andrew Adebiyi
13. Oke-Osun Diocese; Bishop: Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje
14. Osun Diocese; Bishop: Foluso Olugbenga Babatunji
15. Osun North Diocese; Bishop: Abiodun Olaoye
16. Osun North East Diocese; Bishop: Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu
17. Oyo Diocese; Bishop: Kemi Oduntan

## Archbishops of the Province

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* ?-2013: Joseph Akinfenwa, Bishop of Ibadan (re-elected 2007)[4]
* 2013-present: Segun Okubadejo, Bishop of Ibadan North

## References

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1. ^ Ibadan Province at the List of Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Church of Nigeria Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Church of Nigeria: History". Church of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
3. ^ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
4. ^ "Latest Election of Archbishops in the Church of Nigeria, Global South Anglican Official Website". globalsouthanglican.org. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

## External links

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* Ibadan Province at the List of Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Church of Nigeria
* Ibadan Province at the Church of Nigeria Official Website