The Anglican Diocese of Jos is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Anglican Church of Nigeria
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 mi ...
which is roughly contiguous with Plateau State.
In the late 1970s, it was recognised that the large Northern Diocese required subdivision as the church was experiencing dramatic growth. It was therefore decided to divide the diocese into three, centred on the existing cathedral in Kaduna and new cathedrals in Jos and Kano (city), Kano. Jos Diocese was founded on 10 January 1980 with the enthronement of Samuel Ebo.
[Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006]
pp. 34–35
/ref> The new cathedral was the existing church of St Luke's in the city centre. The diocese was structured with three archdeaconry, archdeaconries, which divided the diocese into the three parts:
*Jos, which had responsibility for churches in Plateau State
*Makurdi, which had responsibility for churches in Benue State and
*Yola, Nigeria, Yola, which had responsibility for church in Gongola State
The church continued to grow under Ebo and his successor, Timothy Adesola, and, in September 1990, the diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
was further subdivided into three, with new missionary dioceses at Diocese of Makurdi, Makurdi and Diocese of Yola, Yola, and became part of Province 3 when the Church of Nigeria
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptised membership (not by attendance), after the Church of England. it gives its membership as "over 18 mi ...
was divided on 20 September 1990. Subsequently, the diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
has become part of the Province of Jos.
The diocese has a long tradition of involvement with education. As well as founding and supporting a large number of schools, it has strong connections with Theological College of Northern Nigeria, TCNN and St. Francis of Assisi Theological College, Wusasa.
The Bishop of Jos is Benjamin Kwashi, since 1992.
Bishops of Jos
*1980–?: Samuel Chukuma Nwokorie Ebo Samuel Ebo (first bishop; consecrated 6 January 1980)
References
External links
Anglican Diocese of Jos Website
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Dioceses of the Province of Jos
Anglican archbishops of Jos,
Church of Nigeria dioceses
Anglican bishops of Jos,