Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
| Archdiocese of Jos Archidioecesis Iosensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Plateau State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
| Coordinates | 9°55′59.9″N 8°52′59.9″E / 9.933306°N 8.883306°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,769 km2 (1,841 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2022) 1,935,786 424,359 (21.9%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | Diocese: 29 June 1953 Archdiocese: 26 March 1994 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima |
| Secular priests | 110 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Matthew Ishaya Audu |
| Suffragans | Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola |
| Map | |
| Plateau State shown in red | |
| Website | |
| josarchdiocese.org | |
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[1]
- 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
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[2]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Jos
External links
References
- Back to citation "Religion census uses data gathered from 500,000 people in seven-year period". 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, official website