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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Liberia
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Liberia is composed of one ecclesiastical province with 2 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Liberia Ecclesiastical Province of Monrovia *Archdiocese of Monrovia **Diocese of Cape Palmas **Diocese of Gbarnga External links Catholic-Hierarchy entry * Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ... Catholic dioceses ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Monrovia
The Archdiocese of Monrovia (''Archidioecesis Monroviensis'') is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Monrovia, Liberia. It follows the Latin Rite. It was elevated to an archdiocese in December 1981. It was initially established as the Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia in 1903, being separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone (which is now the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo). Until Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Archdiocese of Monrovia had been headed by Michael Kpakala Francis, who had been Monrovia's Archbishop since its elevation in 1981, but Vatican Information Service (VIS) stated that he resigned that day for reasons of age and was succeeded immediately by his Coadjutor Archbishop, Lewis Jerome Zeigler (under canon law, each bishop must offer to resign when he turns 75, which may or may not be accepted then). According to church statistics, the percentage of Catholics under the Archdiocese has risen to 8.2% of the total population in 2004 out of a total of approxim ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cape Palmas
The Diocese of Cape Palmas ( la, Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Liberia. Its episcopal see is Cape Palmas. The Diocese of Cape Palmas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monrovia. History * February 2, 1950: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape Palmas from the Apostolic Vicariate of Liberia * May 7, 1962: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cape Palmas * December 19, 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Cape Palmas Bishops *Prefect Apostolic of Cape Palmas ** Father Francis Carroll, S.M.A. (1950.10.27 – 1960.12.20), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia; future Archbishop * Vicars Apostolic of Cape Palmas ** Bishop Nicholas Grimley, S.M.A. (1962.05.07 – 1972.07.30) ** Bishop Patrick Kla Juwle (1972.07.30 – 1973.08.18) ** Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (1973.12.17 – 1981.12.19); 'see below'' * Bishops of Cape Palmas ** Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalie ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gbarnga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga ( la, Gbarngan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Gbarnga in the Ecclesiastical province of Monrovia in Liberia. History * November 17, 1986: Established as Diocese of Gbarnga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Monrovia Leadership * Bishops of Gbarnga (Roman rite) ** Bishop Benedict Dotu Sekey (1986.11.17 – 2000.12.13) ** Bishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler (2002.05.30 — 2009.07.11), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia ** Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah (since March 21, 2011) See also *Catholic Church in Liberia Sources GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Liberia Christian organizations established in 1986 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1986 establishments in Liberia Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle t ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Liberia
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Liberia is composed of one ecclesiastical province with 2 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Liberia Ecclesiastical Province of Monrovia *Archdiocese of Monrovia **Diocese of Cape Palmas **Diocese of Gbarnga External links Catholic-Hierarchy entry * Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ... Catholic dioceses ...
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