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.

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
• 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

Suffragan dioceses

• Bauchi
• Jalingo
• Maiduguri
• Pankshin
• Shendam
• Yola
• Wukari

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

References

External links

• GCatholic.org