Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka

Male, Person

1937 –

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Who is Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka?

Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka was the Bishop of Jos, Nigeria.

Born 24 May 1937 in Pankshin, he was ordained a priest on 4 July 1965. On 17 May 1973, aged 36, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Jos and as Titular Bishop of Cuicul. He was ordained on 9 September 1973 as Titular Bishop of Cuicul by Dominic Ignatius Cardinal Ekandem.

On 5 October 1974, he was appointed Bishop of Jos. On 26 March 1994, aged 56, he was elevated to Archbishop.

Archbishop Ganaka died on 11 November 1999, aged 62.

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Born
May 24, 1937
Nigeria
Died
Apr 19, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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