Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos 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
- * 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