Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo is a Nigerian

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prelate who has served as the Bishop of Oyo Diocese. Badejo was ordained a priest by Julius Babatunde Adelakun on 4 January 1986 and was appointed the Bishop of Oyo Diocese by

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after Adelakun's retirement on 14 August 2007.

Early life and education

Badejo was born on 13 July 1961. He studied philosophy at Saints Peter and Paul Seminary,

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, Oyo State. He later obtained a Bachelor of Theology degree from the

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, Italy. In 1995, he obtained a Licentiate in Pastoral Communications ''

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'' from the

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in Rome.

Bishop of Oyo Diocese

Badejo became the President of the Association of Nigerian Priests and Religious in Rome from 1993 to 1994. He was appointed to work at the Department of Communication at the

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from 1996 to 2003. He founded the Catholic Artistes and Entertainers Association of Nigeria (CAEAN) and was the first National Chaplain from 2005 to 2006. On 14 August 2007, Badejo was appointed the bishop of the

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. He was consecrated on 20 October 2007. He publicly assumed office on 20 November 2009 after the retirement of Julius Babatunde Adelakun.

Diplomatic career

Badejo was appointed as the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communication (CEPACS) in 2016.

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appointed him as a member of the

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on 3 December 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Badejo, Emmanuel Adetoyese 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria Living people 1961 births Roman Catholic bishops of Oyo