Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archdiocese of Lagos
Archdiocese of Lagos ; Archidioecesis Lagosensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Lagos State
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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

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

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

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

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lagos (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins since 2012.05.25
- Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie 1973.04.13 – 2012.05.25
- Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey 1965.07.06 – 1972.03.13
- Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. 1950.04.18 – 1965.10.27
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