Diocese of

Pankshin

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Pankshin / Pankshinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Jos

Neighbouring Dioceses: Lafia (↙), Jos (↖), Jalingo (→), Shendam (↓)

2014.03.18: Established as Diocese of Pankshin / Pankshinen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos and Diocese of Shendam and became suffragan of Jos)

Bishop (2014.03.18 – ...):

Bishop Michael Gobal Gokum (62)

Bishops of Pankshin (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michael Gobal Gokum (62)
(2014.03.18 – ...)

Bishop of Pankshin (Nigeria)

Priest of Jos (Nigeria) (1991.11.16 – 2014.03.18)

Bishop of Pankshin (Nigeria) (2014.03.18 – ...)

Lafia (↙), Jos (↖), Jalingo (→), Shendam (↓)

Area: 8,486 km²

Population: 221,530 Catholics (18.0% of 1,233,590 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes

Personnel: 49 priests (45 diocesan, 4 religious), 14 religious (4 brothers, 10 sisters), 46 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.03.30