Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
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Archdiocese of Jos Archidioecesis Iosensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Plateau State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Coordinates | 9°55′59.9″N 8°52′59.9″E / 9.933306°N 8.883306°E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | Diocese: 1953.06.29, Archdiocese 1994.03.26 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Matthew Ishaya Audu |
| Suffragans | Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola |
| Map | |
 Plateau State shown in red | |
| Website | |
| josarchdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis (Latin) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
History[edit]
- 1934.04.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jos from the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria
- 1953.06.29: Promoted as Diocese of Jos
- 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos
Special churches[edit]
The seat of the archbishop is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Jos.
Bishops[edit]
- Prefects Apostolic of Jos (Roman rite)
- Fr. Guglielmo Lumley, S.M.A. 1934.06.22 – 1953
- Bishops of Jos (Roman rite)
- Bishop John J. Reddington, S.M.A. 1954.04.10 – 1974.07.03
- Bishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka 1974.10.05 – 1994.03.26 see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Jos (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka see above 1994.03.26 – 1999.11.11
- Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama 2000.04.14 - 2019.03.11; as President of the Nigerian Bishops, he has criticized the government for its failure to adequately protect Christians and other religious minorities from Islamist fundamentalist terrorists, such as Boko Haram[1]
- Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu since 2020.01.06
Auxiliary Bishop[edit]
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1973-1974), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[edit]
- Kevin Joseph Aje, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sokoto in 1982
- Oliver Dashe Doeme (priest here, 1997-2007), appointed Bishop of Maiduguri in 2009
- Philip Davou Dung, appointed Bishop of Shendam in 2016
- Michael Gobal Gokum, appointed Bishop of Pankshim in 2014
- Malachy John Goltok, appointed Bishop of Bauchi in 2011
Suffragan dioceses[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Religion census uses data gathered from 500,000 people in seven-year period". 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012.