Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archdiocese of Lagos
Archidioecesis Lagosensis
Location
Country  Nigeria
Territory Lagos State
Coordinates 6°27′11″N 3°23′45″E / 6.45306°N 3.39583°E / 6.45306; 3.39583
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins
Suffragans Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode
Map

Lagos State shown in red
Website
www.archdioceseofLagos.org

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

History

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Vicariate Apostolic of the Coast of Benin.

Special churches

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

Leadership

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

Source

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