THE DIOCESE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Tracing the journey back to 1958 when the Lagos Lagoon Provincial District Church Council (LLPDCC) which was carved out from the then Lagos District Church Council (LDCC). The LLPDCC comprises of churches in Ota, Badagry, Ojo and Igbesa. The churches numbered about 26. The first pastoral anniversary took place on Sunday 18th December 1966 at St. James Anglican Church, Ota.

At about 1971, the authority restructured, Badagry and Ojo Churches became Badagry Pioneer Missionary Area and later named Badagry Pioneer District Church Council in 1974. The Awori District Church Council was later elevated to an Archdeaconry with its headquarter at Christ Church, Agege. Later, the name was changed to Agege Archdeaconry and churches in Ota environs grouped into the Ota District Church Council. The churches in Ota D.C.C. include: St James Ota, All Saints Igbesa, St Jude Ajibode, St Peters konifewo, Suberu-Oje, St Timothy Sango, St Philip Ipatira Igbesa, St peters Igere Igbesa, St James Edu-Igbesa, Christ Church Imuta Igbesa and St Lukes Amje.

During another reorganization exercise, during the tenure of Most Revd Dr. Abiodun Adetiloye, the District Church Councils were scraped but the Archdeaconry structure was retained and strengthened. Later, Ipaja and Idimu Archdeaconry were carved out of Agege Archdeaconry. Churches in Ota were placed in Ipaja Archdeaconry and St Andrew's Anglican Church Ipaja as the Archdeaconry headquarter.
 

Awori Archdeaconry was later established and it became a missionary diocese (MISSIONARY DIOCESE OF AWORI) on the 29th May 2008 with St James' Anglican Church as the Cathedral and The Rt. Revd.(Dr.) and Mrs. J. Akin Atere as the first Bishop and Mama Awori.

The diocese will be celebrating her 3rd and final year anniversary as a Missionary Diocese, thereafter to be a fully-fledged diocese.