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 |
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
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[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
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, June 29, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.