The Jos Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It was one of the original ten provinces created in 2002. It is divided into ten dioceses, 31 archdeaconries and 137 parishes.[1]
The ten dioceses of the Jos Province are:
- Bauchi (29 September 1990; Bishop: Musa Mwin Tula; first bishop E. O. Chukuma, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)[2]
- Bukuru (6 March 2007; Bishop: Jwan Zhumbes)
- Damaturu (8 December 1996; Bishop: Yohannah Audu; erected from Maiduguri diocese; Daniel Abu Visa, first bishop, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola)[2]
- Gombe (c. 25 November 1999; Bishop: Cletus Tambari)
- Jalingo (10 December 1996; Bishop: Foreman Nedison; Tanimu Samari, first bishop, consecrated 30 November 1996, Oke-Bola)[2]
- Jos (10 January 1980; Bishop: Benjamin Kwashi)
- Langtang (22 May 2008; Bishop: Stanley Fube)
- Maiduguri (28 September 1990; Bishop: Emmanuel Morris; first bishop E. K. Mani, consecrated 29 April 1990, Kaduna)[2]
- Pankshin (6 March 2007; Bishop: Olumuyiwa Ajayi)
- Yola (26 September 1990; Bishop: Markus Ibrahim)
Archbishops of the Province
edit- 2002–2008: Emmanuel Mani, Bishop of Maiduguri (first archbishop, one term)
- 2008–2017: Benjamin Kwashi, Bishop of Jos[3][4]
- 2018–2020: Henry Ndukuba[5] (became Primate of All Nigeria)
- 2020–present: Markus Ibrahim, Bishop of Yola
References
edit- ^ Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) pp. 36–37
- ^ "Latest Election of Archbishops in the Church of Nigeria, Global South Anglican Official Website". globalsouthanglican.org. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ List of the Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Anglican Church of Nigeria Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chancellor and three archbishops elected for Church of Nigeria | Anglican Ink 2018 ©". Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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