Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos explained
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis (Latin) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.
History
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
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Religion census uses data gathered from 500,000 people in seven-year period. https://web.archive.org/web/20120608064252/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20120501.htm#head2. dead. June 8, 2012. 13 July 2021.
Nigeria