Ondo State

== Religion ==
The vast majority of the population are [[Christians]]; minorities practice Islam and traditional Yoruba animist worship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-16 |title=Traditionalists, Christians clash in Ondo |url=https://t.guardian.ng/news/traditionalists-christians-clash-in-ondo/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin Of Islamic Religion In Ondo Kingdom – Ondo Connects New Era |url=http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-origin-of-islamic-religion-in-ondo-kingdom/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Anglican Province of Ondo]] (2002?) within the [[Church of Nigeria]] includes the [[Anglican Diocese of Akoko|Dioceses of Akoko]] (2008) led by Bishop [[Jacob Bada|Jacob O.B. Bada]] (2019), [[Anglican Diocese of Akure|Akure]] led by Bishop [[Simeon Borokini]] (2013), also Archbishop of Ondo Province (2022), [[Anglican Diocese of On the Coast|On the Coast]] (1995 as the Diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) led by Bishop [[Seyi Pirisola]] (2019), [[Anglican Diocese of Idoani|Idoani]] led by Bishop Adegoke Oludare Agara (2020), [[Anglican Diocese of Ilaje|Ilaje]] led by Bishop [[Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi]] (2009), [[Anglican Diocese of Ile-Oluji|Ile-Oluji]] led by Bishop [[Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu]] (2017), [[Anglican Diocese of Irele-Eseodo|Irele-Eseodo]] (2009) led by Bishop [[Joshua Oyinlola|Joshua Sunday Oyinlola]] (2019), [[Anglican Diocese of Ondo|Ondo]] (1952) led by Bishop [[Stephen Oni|Stephen Adeniran Oni]] (2018), and [[Anglican Diocese of Owo|Owo]] (1983) led Bishop [[Stephen Fagbemi|Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi]] (2017).

174,148 Catholics (2021) in the [http://Diocese%20of%20Ondo Diocese of Ondo] (1943) a suffragan of Ibadan, with 60 parishes under Bishop [http://Jude%20Ayodeji%20Arogundade Jude Ayodeji Arogundade] (2010).