Philip Hunsu Ajose (10 August 1932 - 2 March 2001) was the third Pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), succeeding Alexander Abiodun Adebayo Bada on 2 October 2000 and being formally declared leader on 24 December 2000.
Recognising his administrative ability, the founder Celestial Samuel Bilehou Oschoffa assigned him to replace the pioneer Shepherd Overseas, Paul O. Okuneye JP.
in 1979, to run Overseas Diocese of the CCC with headquarters in London, covering Great Britain, Europe, Canada, and the United States.
After Alexander Bada died, the World Committee Of Shepherd selected Papa Ajose as Pastor and Spiritual Head of CCC Worldwide.
[3] There was a leadership dispute over the succession to Ajose, with some declaring Gilbert Oluwatosin Jesse the leader, while others recognised the Reverend Emmanuel Oschoffa, son of church founder Samuel Oshoffa.