The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti (Latin: Ekitien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.

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Diocese of Ekiti Dioecesis Ekitiensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	Ekiti State
Ecclesiastical province	Ibadan
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Ibadan
Coordinates	7°37′16″N 5°13′17″E Ado-Ekiti
Statistics
Area	5,700 km2 (2,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,143,956 218,466 (10.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	July 30, 1972
Cathedral	Saint Patrick Cathedral in Ado-Ekiti
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Felix Ajakaiye
Bishops emeritus	Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun
Map
Ekiti State is shown in red.
Website
www.catholicdioceseofekiti.org

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• July 30, 1972: Established as Diocese of Ado-Ekiti from the Diocese of Ondo
• December 11, 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Ekiti

The Cathedral is St Patrick's Cathedral in Ado-Ekiti

• Bishop of Ado-Ekiti (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun (1972.07.30 - 1972.12.10 see below)
• Bishops of Ekiti (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun (see above 1972.12.11 - 2010.04.17)
  • Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye (2010.04.17 -)

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

• Official Diocese of Ekiti website Archived 2017-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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