Diocese of Oyo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo ) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan, Nigeria. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
History
The Apostolic Prefecture of Oyo was erected on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos on March 3, 1949. On January 18, 1963 it was promoted to the Diocese of Oyo, with the Archdiocese of Ibadan as its Metropolitan. On March 3, 1995, portions of the Diocese were removed to the Diocese of Osgobo.Special churches
The bishops' seat is Oyo Cathedral, otherwise the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Oyo.Statistics
In 2014, it pastorally served 36,542 Roman Catholics in a 18,000 km2 area, mostly Muslim. It has 28 parishes and 3 missions with 51 priests, 44 lay religious and 17 seminarians. As of 2004, it consisted of 26 parishes served by 47 priests and 43 religious.Bishops
;Apostolic Prefect of Oyo- Father Owen McCoy, White Fathers
- Owen McCoy, M. Afr.
- Julius Babatunde Adelakun ; previously Auxiliary Bishop of Oyo and Titular Bishop of Thunigaba
- Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Oyo
Coadjutor Bishop
Auxiliary Bishops
- Julius Babatunde Adelakun, appointed Bishop
- Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lagos; future Cardinal