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Archdiocese of Jos Archidioecesis Iosensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | Plateau State |
Ecclesiastical province | Jos |
Coordinates | 9°55′59.9″N8°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. Matthew Ishaya Audu |
Suffragans | Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola |
Map | |
Plateau State shown in red | |
Website | |
josarchdiocese.org |
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