Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos

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Country Nigeria Denomination Roman Catholic Pope Francis Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama		Ecclesiastical province Jos Rite Latin Rite Territory Plateau State

Established Diocese: 1953.06.29, Archdiocese 1994.03.26

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.

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

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