Timothy Omotayo Olufosoye (born c. 1907/1912 – 30 October 1992) was the first Primate of the Church of Nigeria.
The grandson of a tribal chief, his father was the first Christian of his region.
Olufosoye was trained as a catechist and schoolteacher at St. Andrew's College, Oyo, from 1940 to 1941.
He was consecrated the first African bishop of the Diocese of Gambia and the Rio Pongas on October 10, 1965.
With the creation of the Church of Nigeria as an autonomous province within the Anglican Communion, he was elected the first Archbishop, on 24 February 1979, a position he held until his retirement in December 1986.