Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis (Latin) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
Archdiocese of Jos Archidioecesis Iosensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Territory | Plateau State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Coordinates | 9°55′59.9″N 8°52′59.9″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 | |
History
- 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
The seat of the archbishop is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Jos.
Bishops
- 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
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1973-1974), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- 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
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
External links
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