Ekiti (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Felix Femi Ajakaye, Bishop
Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 11 December 1972
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ibadan
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Nigeria
Square Kilometers: 5,888 (2,274 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://www.catholicdioceseekiti.org/
Mailing Address: Catholic Secretariat, P.O. Box 136, Pope John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Telephone: (0812)56.74.455

Historical Details

Diocese of Ado-Ekiti
- Latin Name: Adoekitiensis-Ekitiensis
- Erected: 30 July 1972
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lagos
- Country: Nigeria

Past and Present Ordinaries

Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun (30 Jul 1972 Appointed - 17 Apr 2010 Retired)
Felix Femi Ajakaye (17 Apr 2010 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ado-Ekiti
30 July 1972	Erected	Diocese of Ondo (Ekiti)	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti (erected)
Diocese of Ekiti
11 December 1972	Name Changed	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti	Diocese of Ekiti
26 March 1994	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Ekiti (from Lagos)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Ekiti

1980 88,000 1,549,000 5.7% 6 12 18 4,888 12 16 12 ap1981

1990 110,800 1,830,000 6.1% 21 2 23 4,817 2 41 21 ap1991

1999 130,000 1,788,000 7.3% 29 7 36 3,611 7 56 37 ap2000

2000 200,100 1,945,300 10.3% 39 6 45 4,446 6 53 36 ap2001

2001 207,312 1,950,000 10.6% 39 5 44 4,711 5 52 34 ap2002

2002 216,116 2,050,000 10.5% 34 6 40 5,402 6 48 36 ap2003

2003 217,117 2,051,000 10.6% 40 7 47 4,619 7 56 44 ap2004

2004 218,466 2,143,956 10.2% 42 6 48 4,551 6 58 47 ap2005

2006 329,275 2,208,213 14.9% 53 5 58 5,677 5 55 61 ap2007

2013 375,514 2,763,000 13.6% 76 7 83 4,524 10 66 62 ap2014

2016 388,629 2,945,217 13.2% 85 6 91 4,270 9 75 62 ap2017

2019 421,670 3,224,660 13.1% 86 5 91 4,633 8 58 63 ap2020

2021 446,475 3,414,370 13.1% 97 4 101 4,420 7 67 63 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ekiti
1980	88,000	1,549,000	5.7%	6	12	18	4,888	12	16	12	ap1981
1990	110,800	1,830,000	6.1%	21	2	23	4,817	2	41	21	ap1991
1999	130,000	1,788,000	7.3%	29	7	36	3,611	7	56	37	ap2000
2000	200,100	1,945,300	10.3%	39	6	45	4,446	6	53	36	ap2001
2001	207,312	1,950,000	10.6%	39	5	44	4,711	5	52	34	ap2002
2002	216,116	2,050,000	10.5%	34	6	40	5,402	6	48	36	ap2003
2003	217,117	2,051,000	10.6%	40	7	47	4,619	7	56	44	ap2004
2004	218,466	2,143,956	10.2%	42	6	48	4,551	6	58	47	ap2005
2006	329,275	2,208,213	14.9%	53	5	58	5,677	5	55	61	ap2007
2013	375,514	2,763,000	13.6%	76	7	83	4,524	10	66	62	ap2014
2016	388,629	2,945,217	13.2%	85	6	91	4,270	9	75	62	ap2017
2019	421,670	3,224,660	13.1%	86	5	91	4,633	8	58	63	ap2020
2021	446,475	3,414,370	13.1%	97	4	101	4,420	7	67	63	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Felix Femi Ajakaye (Priest: 4 Jul 1987; Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Apr 2008; Bishop: 17 Apr 2010)
Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun (Bishop: 30 Jul 1972 to 17 Apr 2010)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

None

Source(s)

Diocese of Ado-Ekiti
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 662, and Page 663
Diocese of Ekiti
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 787, and Page 788
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 556, and Page 557

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