Archdiocese of Jos

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Bishop(s) Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Bauchi Jalingo Maiduguri Shendam Yola

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 26 March 1994 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Nigeria Square Kilometers: 14,403 (5,563 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 494, 20 Joseph D. Gomwalk Rd., Jos 930001, Plateau State, Nigeria Telephone: (073)45.28.78 Fax: 45.15.47

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Jos
  • Latin Name: Iosensis
  • Erected: 9 April 1934
  • Country: Nigeria

• Diocese of Jos
  • Latin Name: Iosensis
  • Elevated: 29 June 1953
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaduna
  • Country: Nigeria

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Lumley, S.M.A. † (22 Jun 1934 Appointed - 1953 Resigned)
• John J. Reddington, S.M.A. † (10 Apr 1954 Appointed - 3 Jul 1974 Resigned)
• Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † (5 Oct 1974 Appointed - 11 Nov 1999 Died)
• Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (14 Apr 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Jos
9 April 1934	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos (erected)
28 April 1942	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou	Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey (erected)
14 July 1950	Territory Lost	Diocese of Buéa Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo	Prefecture Apostolic of Yola (erected)
29 June 1953	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos	Prefecture Apostolic of Maiduguri (erected)
Diocese of Jos
29 June 1953	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos	Diocese of Jos
Archdiocese of Jos
26 March 1994	Elevated	Diocese of Jos	Archdiocese of Jos
10 July 1995	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos Archdiocese of Kaduna	Diocese of Kafanchan (erected)
5 July 1996	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos	Vicariate Apostolic of Bauchi (erected)
5 December 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos Diocese of Makurdi	Diocese of Lafia (erected)
2 June 2007	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Jos	Diocese of Shendam (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Jos
1970	67,549	2,300,000	2.9%	52	57	109	619		57	18		ap1971
1980	170,000	3,802,000	4.5%	25	37	62	2,741	3	52	45		ap1981
1990	450,000	5,800,000	7.8%	52	24	76	5,921		56	79		ap1991
Archdiocese of Jos
1999	687,000	2,863,400	24.0%	43	14	57	12,052		33	69	28	ap2000
2000	636,000	2,560,000	24.8%	67	14	81	7,851		27	66	32	ap2001
2001	789,822	3,037,780	26.0%	78	12	90	8,775		27	81	32	ap2002
2002	375,470	3,128,913	12.0%	57	14	71	5,288		30	83	32	ap2003
2003	405,695	3,222,780	12.6%	82	13	95	4,270		29	53	32	ap2004
2004	507,164	3,107,225	16.3%	101	15	116	4,372		33	64	32	ap2005
2006	548,573	3,263,278	16.8%	100	14	114	4,812		73	60	49	ap2007
2007	399,522	2,228,468	17.9%	72	12	84	4,756		2	64	37	bul2Jun07

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † (Priest: 4 Jul 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1973; Bishop: 5 Oct 1974; Archbishop: 26 Mar 1994 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (Archbishop: 14 Apr 2000)
• William Lumley, S.M.A. † (Prefect: 22 Jun 1934 to 1953)
• John J. Reddington, S.M.A. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1954 to 3 Jul 1974)