Anthony Fallah Borwah

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Anthony Fallah Borwah
Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga
Appointed21 March 2011
Installed11 June 2011
Predecessor Lewis Jerome Zeigler
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination15 September 1996
Consecration11 June 2011
by  Lewis Jerome Zeigler
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Anthony Fallah Borwah

(1966-10-03) 3 October 1966 (age 58)
Styles of
Anthony Fallah Borwah
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Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious style Bishop

Anthony Fallah Borwah, (born 3 October 1966) is a Liberian Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga in Liberia, since 21 March 2011. Before that, from 15 September 1996, until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Archdiocese of Monrovia. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated bishop and installed at Gbarnga on 11 June 2011.

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Background and education

He was born on 3 October 1966, in Wodu, Diocese of Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia. He attended primary and secondary school near his home area. After secondary school, he studied at the Saint Kizito Seminary in Kenema, in Sierra Leone, "for the propaedeutics course", in 1987. He studies philosophy at Saint Paul's College = in Gbarnga, Liberia. He then transferred to the philosophical seminary in Makeni, Sierra Leone, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1994. He studied theology at Saint Peter's Regional Seminary, at Cape Coast, Ghana from 1995 until 1996. From 1998 until 2001, he studied at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome where he graduated with a Licentiate in social communications. [1] [2]

Priest

On 15 September 1996, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Monrovia at the Cathedral of Monrovia. He served as a priest until 21 March 2011. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including as: [1] [2]

Bishop

On 21 March 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Reverend Father Anthony Fallah Borwah of the clergy of Monrovia, previously Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liberia and Administrator of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Monrovia, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Gbarnga, in Liberia. [1] [2]

He was consecrated bishop on 11 June 2011 by Lewis Jerome Zeigler, Archbishop of Monrovia assisted by George Antonysamy, Titular Archbishop of Sulci and Andrew Jagaye Karnley, Bishop of Cape Palmas. While bishop at Gbarnga, Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah served as the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) in the early 2020s. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Agenzia Fides (21 March 2011). "Africa/Liberia: Appointment of Bishop of Gbarnga". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 SMA Ireland (20 March 2011). "3rd Bishop of Gbarnga appointed". Society of African Missions, Ireland . Wilton, Cork, Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. Magdalene Kahiu (25 August 2020). "Four Issues of Concern for Bishops in Liberia Who Want "peaceable and reconciled" Nation". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lewis Jerome Zeigler
(30 May 2002 - 11 July 2009)
Bishop of Gbarnga
(since 21 March 2011)
Succeeded by