Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
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Archdiocese of Jos
Archidioecesis Iosensis
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Plateau State |
Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | Diocese: 1953.06.29, Archdiocese 1994.03.26 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama |
Suffragans | Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola |
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Plateau State shown in red |
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Website | |
www.archjosnigeria.org |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis (Latin) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
Contents
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.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Jos (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama since 2000.04.14; 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 Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka 1994.03.26 – 1999.11.11
- Bishops of Jos (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka 1974.10.05 – 1994.03.26
- Bishop John J. Reddington, S.M.A. 1954.04.10 – 1974.07.03
- Prefects Apostolic of Jos (Roman rite)
- Fr. Guglielmo Lumley, S.M.A. 1934.06.22 – 1953