Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos

This article is about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. For the Anglican diocese in Nigeria, see Diocese 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 / 9.933306; 8.883306
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	Diocese: 1953.06.29, Archdiocese 1994.03.26
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Suffragans	Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola
Map
Plateau State shown in red
Website
www.archjosnigeria.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

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

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^[1]
- 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

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