Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo
Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo is a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate who is serving as the Bishop of Oyo Diocese. Badejo was ordained a priest by Julius Babatunde Adelakun on 4 January 1986 and was appointed the Bishop of Oyo Diocese by Pope Benedict XVI after Adelakun's retirement on 14 August 2007.
Early life and education
Badejo was born on 13 July 1961. He studied philosophy at Saints Peter and Paul Seminary, Ibadan, Oyo State. He later obtained a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy. In 1995, he obtained a Licentiate in Pastoral Communications Summa cum laude from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.Bishop of Oyo Diocese
Badejo became the President of the Association of Nigerian Priests and Religious in Rome from 1993 to 1994. He was appointed to work at the Department of Communication at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Lagos from 1996 to 2003. He founded the Catholic Artistes and Entertainers Association of Nigeria and was the first National Chaplain from 2005 to 2006.On 14 August 2007, Badejo was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Oyo. He was consecrated on 20 October 2007 and publicly assumed office on 20 November 2009 after the retirement of Julius Babatunde Adelakun.