Archdiocese of Jos
| Archdiocese of Jos | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Diocesan bishop | Matthew Ishaya Audu |
| founding | April 9, 1934 |
| surface | 6,796 km² |
| Parishes | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,691,250 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 374,299 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 22.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,302 |
| Friars | 81 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima |
| Website | http://www.archjosnigeria.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Bauchi Diocese of Jalingo Diocese of Maiduguri Diocese of Pankshin |
The Erzbistum Jos ( lat. : Archidioecesis Iosensis ) is in Nigeria preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Jos .
history
The forerunner of today's archbishopric is the Apostolic Prefecture Jos, founded on April 9, 1934 from the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria (Nigeria Settentrionale). On June 29, 1953 the founding of the diocese Jos and on March 26, 1994 the elevation to an archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Jos is the metropolitan seat.
The suffragan dioceses Bauchi (1996), Jalingo (1995), Maiduguri (1953), Pankshin (2014), Shendam (2007) and Yola (1952) are subordinate to the Archdiocese of Jos .
Riots
In the Igbo settlement areas there is a high proportion of Catholics. In the north of the country the number of Muslims clearly exceeds that of Catholic Christians. In Nigeria there has been massive persecution of Christians since the introduction of Sharia law in parts of the country in 2000 , mainly in the Jos area.
In January 2010, over 200 people allegedly died in disputes over the construction of a mosque in a Christian district of Jos. Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama worked to calm the situation and clarify the conflict in the international press.
In March 2010 riots broke out again between members of the Fulani (Muslims) pastoral people against the Berom (Christians) villagers in Dogo Nahawa village, in which over 500 people died.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Jos
- William Lumley SMA (1934-1953)
- John J. Reddington SMA (1954-1974)
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1974–1999)
Archbishops of Jos
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1974–1999)
- Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (2000–2019, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja )
- Matthew Ishaya Audu (since 2020)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Establishment of the Diocese of Pankshin , Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin, March 18, 2014
- ↑ ".... as if there were two nations" ( Memento from June 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Open Doors World Tracking Index 2009 - Overview ( Memento from July 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ "Massacre in Nigeria. Hunting, hunting, killing ” , Spiegel Online , January 22, 2010
- ↑ "Bloodshed in Nigerial" , Domradio, January 22, 2010
- ^ "Nigerian Archbishop warns against spread of false information," ICN, January 21, 2007
- ^ "Violence in Nigeria:" One Crisis Too Much " , Wiener Zeitung , January 21, 2007 (accessed on November 5, 2013)
- ↑ derstandard.at: New massacre of Christians in Nigeria (accessed on March 8, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesschau - Riots in Nigeria - More than 500 dead after massacre in Christian villages ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on March 8, 2010)