{{short description|Anglican bishop in Nigeria}}{{Infobox person | name = Joseph Adeyemi | birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1957|02|14}} | birth_place = Lagos | education = Lagos State University | alma_mater = Badagry college | occupation = Bishop }}
'''Babatunde Joseph Adeyemi'''<ref name="anglicancommunion">{{cite web|url=https://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/member-churches/member-church/diocese.aspx?church=nigeria&dio=badagry|author=Anglican Communion Office|title=Diocese - Nigeria - Badagry|website=anglicancommunion.org|accessdate=2020-12-04}}</ref> is an Anglican bishop<ref name="worldanglican">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldanglican.com/nigeria/badagry/the-church-of-nigeria-anglican-communion/the-rt-revd-joseph-adeyemi|title=The Rt Joseph Adeyemi - The Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Anglican Communion|website=worldanglican.com|accessdate=2020-12-04}}</ref> in Nigeria, <ref name="anglicansonline">{{cite web|url=http://anglicansonline.org/world/ng.html|title=Anglicans Online | Nigeria|website=anglicansonline.org|accessdate=2020-12-04}}</ref> he is the current Bishop of Badagry.<ref name="gadgetvicar">{{cite web|url=https://www.gadgetvicar.org.uk/2006/06/nigeria_day_3_b.html|title=GadgetVicar: Nigeria - Day 3 - Badagry and the Church of Pentecost|website=gadgetvicar.org.uk|accessdate=2020-12-04}}</ref>
Adeyemi was born on 14 January 1957 in Ojo, Lagos State. He was educated at Government Teachers’ Training College, Badagry; Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan; and Lagos State University. After three years as a teacher, he was ordained deacon in 1984 and priest in 1986. After a curacy at Ebute Metta he held incumbencies at Awodi-Ora, Idumu and Festac Town. He became a Canon in 1999 and Archdeacon of Festac in 2000.
He was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Badagry on 13 March 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Church of Nigeria now has 91 dioceses|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2005/01/church-of-nigeria-now-has-91-dioceses.aspx|access-date=2021-03-14|website=www.anglicannews.org}}</ref> He has been the patron of the Lagos Scripture Union since 2010.
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