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Servant of God
Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka
Archbishop of Jos
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseJos
SeeJos
Appointed26 March 1994
Term ended11 November 1999
PredecessorJohn J. Reddington, S.M.A.
SuccessorIgnatius Ayau Kaigama
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Orders
Ordination4 July 1965
by John J. Reddington, S.M.A.
Consecration9 September 1973
by Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1937-05-24)24 May 1937
Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria
Died11 November 1999(1999-11-11) (aged 62)
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityNigerian

Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka was the Roman Catholic Bishop (later Archbishop) 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 consecrated on 9 September 1973 by Cardinal Dominic Ekandem.

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

Ganaka died on 11 November 1999, aged 62. On 2014, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos opened his cause for beatification naming him a Servant of God.

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