The Diocese of Cape Palmas ( la, Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis) is a
Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or
diocese of the
Catholic Church in
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 ...
. Its
episcopal see
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Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, mak ...
is
Cape Palmas
Cape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a san ...
. The Diocese of Cape Palmas is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province of the
metropolitan
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
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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 A ...
.
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
Francis Patrick Carroll (born 9 September 1930), a retired Australian archbishop, was the fifth Roman Catholic Archbishop of CanberraGoulburn, serving between 1983 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to his election as archbishop, Carroll ser ...
, 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 Dalieh (1981.12.19 - 2008.10.15); ''see above''
** Bishop
Andrew J. Karnley
Andrew Jagaye Karnley (born 29 April 1967) is a Liberian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2011, he has been the Bishop of Cape Palmas, a diocese with its seat in Harper. He was previously Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of M ...
(since 2011.04.30)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Benedict Dotu Sekey
Benedict Dotu Sekey (born 10 August 1940 in Accra) was a Ghanaian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga in Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is borde ...
, appointed Bishop of Gbarnga in 1986
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Liberia
The Catholic Church in Liberia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are around 166,000 Catholics in Liberia—5.8% of the population. There are 3 dioceses including 1 archdiocese:
...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Cape Palmas
Cape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a san ...
Cape Palmas
Cape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a san ...
Cape Palmas
Cape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a san ...
1950 establishments in Liberia
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