Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos

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.

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
 * Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu since 2020.01.06

Auxiliary Bishop

 * Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1973-1974), appointed Bishop here

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

 * Bauchi
 * Jalingo
 * Maiduguri
 * Pankshin
 * Shendam
 * Yola
 * Wukari