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

Special churches

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

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

External links


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