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

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Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...

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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

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** Archbishop

Matthew Ishaya Audu Matthew Ishaya Audu (born 1959 in Rafin Pa) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Jos since 2020. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafia in 2000. He was appointed archbishop of the ...

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

Suffragan dioceses

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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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Plateau State 1934 establishments in Nigeria Christian organizations established in 1934 Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jos