Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos

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Archdiocese of Jos

Archidioecesis Iosensis
Location
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Territory Plateau State
Ecclesiastical province Jos
Coordinates 9°55′59.9″N8°52′59.9″E / 9.933306°N 8.883306°E / 9.933306; 8.883306
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
EstablishedDiocese: 1953.06.29, Archdiocese 1994.03.26
Current leadership
Pope Francis
ArchbishopMost Rev. Matthew Ishaya Audu
Suffragans Bauchi, Jalingo, Maiduguri, Pankshin, Shendam, Yola
Map
Nigeria Plateau State map.png
Plateau State shown in red
Website
josarchdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos (Archidioecesis Iosensis (Latin ) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.

Contents

History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Jos.

Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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