Adebiyi was born at Osi-Ekiti,
Nigeria, on 27 April 1943, where he went to school until 1960. He graduated from the Emmanuel College of Theology, Ibadan, in 1970, and obtained
B.A. (1975),
M.A. (1981) and
PhD (1987) from the
University of Ife, Osun State. He was a lecturer at
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos between 1987 and 1990. Adebiyi became Archdeacon in 1990, and was consecrated
Bishop of Owo on 26 May 1993, before being translated to Bishop of Lagos West on 20 November 1999. He retired in 2013 having reached 70, and was succeeded by
James Odedeji. He was appointed Bishop of Lagos West in 1999 having been
Bishop of Owo from 1993 to 1999. Adebiyi died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 78. ==Works==