The Holy Spirit Cathedral
or simply Cathedral of Gbarnga, is a religious building that is located in
Gbarnga
Gbarnga is the capital city of Bong County, Liberia, lying north east of Monrovia. During the First Liberian Civil War, it was the base for Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Cuttington College, a private, Episcopal-affilia ...
the second largest city in the African country of
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 ...
,
[«Freeing the New Evangelization An article by Ralph Martin». ''Renewal''.] in the Bong County, northeast of
Monrovia
Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...
city.
It is the seat of the Diocese of Gbarnga (Dioecesis Gbarnganus) which was created in November 1986 by decision of
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
by Bula ''De Monroviensi''. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah.
See also
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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:
...
*Holy Spirit Cathedral
References
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Liberia
Gbarnga
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