THE PROVINCE OF JOS
In recent years the Church of Nigeria has shown very considerable growth. As a result it is
now divided into ten Ecclesiastical Provinces, with a current total of over 120 Dioceses plus
three Missions (in the Church of the Province of the Congo, in U.S.A. and the Nomdaic
Mission)
The Province of Jos was inaugurated on 23rd February, 2003 under the leadership of the
Most Rev. E. K. Mani, Bishop of Maiduguri.
At that time the dioceses in Jos Province were:
Diocese of Maiduguri Most Rev. E. K. Mani 1990
Diocese of Jos Rt. Rev. B. A. Kwashi, 1980
Diocese of Bauchi Rt. Rev. Musa M Tula 1990
Diocese of Yola Rt. Rev. Marcus A Ibrahim 1990
Diocese of Damaturu Rt. Rev. A O Ogunyemi 1996
Diocese of Gombe Rt. Rev. H. Ndukuba 1999
Diocese of Jalingo Rt. Rev. T. Yahaya 1996
Today, the Province of Jos contains the following dioceses:
Diocese Jos, Yola, Maiduguri, Bauchi, Damaturu, Jalingo, Gombe Bukuru
Pankshin, Langtang
Bishops
The Most Rev. B. A. Kwashi
The Rt. Rev. M. A. Ibrahim
The Rt. Rev. E. K. Mani
The Rt. Rev. M. M. Tula
The Rt. Rev. A. O. Ogunyemi
The Rt. Rev. T. Yahaya .
The Rt. Rev. H. Ndukuba
The Rt. Rev. J.. B. N. Zhumbes
The Rt. Rev. O. O. Ajayi
The Rt. Rev. Stanley Fube



ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF JOS