ABOUT THE DIOCESAN

THE RT. REV. DR. JAMES OLUSOLA ODEDEJI, Ph.D.
Date of Consecration: 24th February, 2013
Date of Enthronement: 28th April, 2013
OUR CONTACT:
Adetiloye House (3rd floor)
Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral
Oba Akinjobi Way, G.R.A, c/o P.O. Box 506, Ikeja.
Tel: 01-2708793, 2708794, 2708795, 2708796, 2708799.
Bishop�s Court Tel:234 01 4937333, 01 8046564
Fax: 234 01-4937337
E-mail Address: dioceseoflagoswest@yahoo.com; dioceseoflagoswest@gmail.com;info@dioceseoflagoswest.org 
Website Addresses: www.lagoswestdiocese.org, www.dioceseoflagoswest.org

The Rt Revd Dr. James Olusola Odedeji was born over 50 years ago into a clergy family of Late Pa Venerable Odedeji and he hails from Eko-Ajala Village, Ikirun, Irepodun Local Government Area in Osun State, a Western part of Nigeria. After his secondary education in Origbo High School, Ile-Ife, he went to School of Art and Science for his Advance Level. He was then admitted into Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan in 1990 for his Theological Education. He was made a Deacon in 1993 and then ordained a Priest in 1994. He had his Bachelor of Art (BA) and Master of Art (MA) in Christian Religious Study from University of Ibadan, Ibadan and Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos respectively. He is presently undergoing his PHD programme in LASU. 

He is a very spiritual Clergyman with a powerful preaching ministry. He believes so much in living a righteous life as Christian and dong things well. He had worked in various Churches in the Dioceses. He worked as Cathedral Priest and first Bishop Chaplain of the Lagos West between 1997 and 2003. He also served as the Vicar of All Saints� Anglican Church, Oshodi and then first Archdeacon of Oshodi Archdeacon which grew tremendously under his leadership before his nomination as Dean of the Cathedral. He was the Dean until his election as the Bishop-Elect of the Diocese.

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THE RT. REVD. DR. JAMES OLUSOLA ODEDEJI, Ph.D 
Date of Consecration: 24th February, 2013
Date of Enthronement: 28th April, 2013
Adetiloye House (3rd floor)
Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral
Oba Akinjobi Way, G.R.A, c/o P.O. Box 506, Ikeja.
Tel: 01-2708793, 2708794, 2708795, 2708796, 2708799.
Bishop�s Court Tel:234 01 4937333, 01 8046564
Fax: 234 01-4937337
E-mail Address: dioceseoflagoswest@yahoo.com; dioceseoflagoswest@gmail.com;info@dioceseoflagoswest.org 
Website Addresses: www.lagoswestdiocese.org, www.dioceseoflagoswest.org