Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin

Diocese of Ilorin

*Dioecesis Ilorinensis*
Diocese of Ilorin; Dioecesis Ilorinensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Kwara State
Ecclesiastical province	Ibadan
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Ibadan
Coordinates	8°30′00″N 4°33′00″E / 8.50000°N 4.55000°E
Statistics
Area	32,500 km2 (12,500 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 1,260,000; 25,500 (2.0%);
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	May 29, 1969
Cathedral	Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Anselm Pendo Lawani
Map
	; Ilorin is located in Kwara State which is shown here in red.
Website
	http://www.catholicdioceseofilorin.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilorin (Latin: Ilorinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ilorin in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.

History

January 20, 1960: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo.
May 29, 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Ilorin

The Cathedral is Saint Joseph Cathedral in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Prefects Apostolic of Ilorin (Roman rite)
- Fr. William Mahony, S.M.A. (1960.12.06 – 1969.05.29 see below)
Bishops of Ilorin (Roman rite)
- William Mahony, S.M.A. (see above 1969.05.29 – 1984.10.20)
- John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (1984.10.20 – 1990.07.07), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja; future Cardinal
- Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. (1992.03.06 – 2019.06.11)
Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (2019.06.11 – 2022.01.01)
Anselm Pendo Lawani (2024.02.02 – present)

Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, appointed Bishop of Minna in 1996
Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (priest here, 1998-2002), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora in 2012