The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (''Archidioecesis Iosensis (

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of Jos in

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History

* 1934.04.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jos from the

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* 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 Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (born 31 July 1958) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Abuja since 9 November 2019. He was the first bishop of Jalingo from 1995 to 2000, archbishop of Jos from 2000 to 2019, and coadj ...

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 ** 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 Kevin Joseph Aje (25 April 1934 – 27 May 2019) was a Nigerian Catholic prelate, who served as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, from 1985 to 2011. Early life and education Kevin Joseph Aje was born on 25 April 1934 in Am ...

, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sokoto in 1982 *

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(priest here, 1997-2007), appointed Bishop of Maiduguri in 2009 * Philip Davou Dung, appointed Bishop of Shendam in 2016 *

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, appointed Bishop of Pankshim in 2014 *

Malachy John Goltok Malachy John Goltok (12 July 1965 in Bauchi – 21 March 2015 in Jos) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria. He was ordained a priest by Bishop of Jos, Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka on 4 November 1990 and appointed as second Bi ...

, appointed Bishop of Bauchi in 2011

Suffragan dioceses

* Bauchi *

Jalingo Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north eastern Nigeria , named in fulfulde (The word jalingo meaning superior place and has been estimated with population of 118,000. and the city is mainly dominated by Fulanis and others small eth ...

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a mil ...

Pankshin Pankshin is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Pankshin. It has an area of 1,524 km and a population of 191,685 at the 2006 census. Pankshin is popularly known for its trade hub as most ...

Shendam Shendam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered by Ibi Taraba State to the south, Qua'an Pan to the east, Pankshin to the north, and Mikang to the west. Shendam town is ...

* Yola *

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References

External links

GCatholic.org
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