# Joseph Adeyemi

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{{short description|Anglican bishop in Nigeria}}{{Infobox person
| name               = Joseph Adeyemi
| birth_date         = {{birthdate and age|1957|02|14}}
| birth_place        = [Lagos](/source/Lagos)
| education          = [Lagos State University](/source/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](/source/Anglican) [bishop](/source/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](/source/Nigeria),
<ref name="anglicansonline">{{cite web|url=http://anglicansonline.org/world/ng.html|title=Anglicans Online &#124; Nigeria|website=anglicansonline.org|accessdate=2020-12-04}}</ref>  he is the current [Bishop of Badagry](/source/Anglican_Diocese_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](/source/Ojo%2C_Lagos). He was educated at  Government Teachers’ Training College, [Badagry](/source/Badagry);  [Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan](/source/University_of_Ibadan); and [Lagos State University](/source/Lagos_State_University). After three years as a teacher, he was [ordained](/source/ordained) [deacon](/source/deacon) in 1984 and [priest](/source/priest) in 1986. After a [curacy](/source/Curate) at [Ebute Metta](/source/Ebute_Metta) he held [incumbencies](/source/Incumbent_(ecclesiastical)) at [Awodi-Ora](/source/Badagry_Division), [Idumu](/source/Lagos_State) and [Festac Town](/source/Festac_Town). He became a [Canon](/source/Canon_(priest)) in 1999 and [Archdeacon](/source/Archdeacon) of [Festac](/source/Festac_Town) in 2000.

He was [consecrated](/source/consecrated) as the pioneer [Bishop of Badagry](/source/Bishop_of_Badagry_(Anglican)) 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](/source/patron) of the [Lagos](/source/Lagos) [Scripture Union](/source/Scripture_Union) since 2010.

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