Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

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

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[edit] History

  • 1860.08.28: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon
  • 1870.08.24: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast
  • 1943.01.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos
  • 1950.04.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos


[edit] Special Churches

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Lagos (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Lagos (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1939.06.13 – 1950.04.18
  • Vicars Apostolic of Benin Coast (Roman rite)
    • Bishop François O’Rourke, S.M.A. 1930.03.31 – 1938.10.28
    • Bishop Ferdinand Terrien, S.M.A. 1912.03.01 – 1929.08.03
    • Bishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. 1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02
    • Bishop Paul Pellet, S.M.A. 1895.01.15 – 1902
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste Chausse 1891.05.12 – 1894.01.30

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

[edit] See also

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