Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos

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

Bishops

• Prefects Apostolic of Jos
• * Fr. Guglielmo Lumley, S.M.A. 1934.06.22 – 1953
• Bishops of Jos
• * 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
• * 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, appointed Bishop here

  Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Kevin Joseph Aje, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sokoto in 1982
• Oliver Dashe Doeme, 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