The Diocese of Cape Palmas ( la, Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Catholic Church
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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
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of the
metropolitan 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
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, S.M.A. (1950.10.27 – 1960.12.20), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia; future Archbishop
* Vicars Apostolic of Cape Palmas
** Bishop
Nicholas Grimley
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,
S.M.A. (1962.05.07 – 1972.07.30)
** Bishop
Patrick Kla Juwle Patrick may refer to:
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People
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(1972.07.30 – 1973.08.18)
** Bishop
Boniface Nyema Dalieh Boniface Nyema Dalieh (December 9, 1933 – April 25, 2014) was a Liberian Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1965, he was named the Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas on December 17, 1973, and titular bishop of Talaptula. He rece ...
(1973.12.17 – 1981.12.19); 'see below''
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Cape Palmas
** Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (1981.12.19 - 2008.10.15); ''see above''
** Bishop
Andrew J. Karnley (since 2011.04.30)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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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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