Jos Province
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The Jos Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It was one of the original 10 provinces created in 2002. It is divided in 10 dioceses, 31 archdeaconries and 137 parishes.[1] Their first and current Archbishop is the Most Rev. Benjamin A. Kwashi, also the Bishop of Jos.[2]
The 10 dioceses of the Jos Province are:
- Bauchi (29th September, 1990) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Musa Mwin Tula)
- Bukuru (6th March, 2007) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. J. B. N. Zhumbes)
- Damaturu (8th December, 1986) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Abiodun O. Ogunyemi)
- Gombe (25th November, 1999) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba)
- Jalingo (10th December, 1996) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Timothy Yahaya)
- Jos (10th January, 1980) (Bishop: Most Rev. Benjamin A. Kwashi)
- Langtang (22nd May, 2008) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Stanley D. Fube)
- Maiduguri (28th September, 1990) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Kanu Mani)
- Pankshin (6th March, 2007) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Olumuyiwa O. Ajayi)
- Yola (26th September, 1990) (Bishop: Rt. Rev. Marcus A. Ibrahim)
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