Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.

History

The seat of the archbishop is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Jos.

Bishops

  • Prefects Apostolic of Jos
  • * Fr. Guglielmo Lumley, S.M.A. 1934.06.22 – 1953
  • Bishops of Jos
  • * 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
  • * 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, appointed Bishop here

    Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Kevin Joseph Aje, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sokoto in 1982
  • Oliver Dashe Doeme, 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