JOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Mission founded recently (1934) with territory detached from Northern Nigeria (v. KADUNA), comprising the civil provinces of Plateau, Bauchi and Bornu, plus the parts of those of Benue and of Adamawa north of the Benue river, for a total of 300,000 sq km.
Out of a population of 4,400,000 inhabitants, Catholics number 14,227, catechumens 6,551. There are 38 missionaries; 293 catechists; 218 teachers; 13 primary stations, 107 secondary; 13 churches, 93 chapels; 96 elementary schools with 4,540 pupils, 5 middle schools with 198 pupils; 1 normal school with 124 pupils; 21 dispensaries; 1 hospital.
By decree of 14 July 1959, the entire territory of the province of Adamawa was detached in order to form, together with other zones, the apostolic prefecture of Oturipo and the diocese of Bula, the apostolic prefecture of Yola.
Bibliography2 worksGM, p. 247: Rist de la Société des Missions africaines 1939-40, Lyon 1939, pp. 100-103; MC, 1950, p. 16.
BIBL.: GM, p. 247: Rist de la Société des Missions africaines 1939-40, Lyon 1939, pp. 100-103; MC, 1950, p. 16.
Tragella, Giovanni Battista. “Jos, prefettura apostolica di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, coll. 592–593. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/jos-prefettura-apostolica-di.
MLA
Tragella, Giovanni Battista. “Jos, prefettura apostolica di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 592–593. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/jos-prefettura-apostolica-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec7_jos_prefettura_apostolica_di,
author = {Tragella, Giovanni Battista},
title = {Jos, prefettura apostolica di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {592--593},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/jos-prefettura-apostolica-di}
}
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