Ignatius Ayau Kaigama

His Excellency

Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
His Excellency; Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Archbishop of Abuja
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	9 November 2019
Installed	5 December 2019
Predecessor	John Onaiyekan
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Jalingo (1995-2000); Archbishop of Jos (2000-2019); President of the Nigerian Bishops Conference (2012 –2018); President of the Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (2016–2022); Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja (2019);
Orders
Ordination	6 June 1981
Consecration	23 April 1995; by Patrick Francis Sheehan
Personal details
Born	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama; 31 July 1958 (age 66); Kona, Taraba State, Nigeria
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Per crucem ad Dei gloriam; "By the cross, for the greater glory of God"

Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (born 31 July 1958) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Abuja since 9 November 2019. He was the first bishop of Jalingo from 1995 to 2000, archbishop of Jos from 2000 to 2019, and coadjutor in Abuja for 11 months before becoming archbishop there.