Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia

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Archdiocese of Monrovia

Archidioecesis Monroviensis
Location
Country Liberia
Ecclesiastical province Monrovia
Statistics
Area6,168 sq mi (15,980 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
2,058,000
140,705 (6.8%)
Parishes30
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established18 April 1903
Secular priests 27 (2013)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Gabriel Blamo Jubwe
Map
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The Archdiocese of Monrovia (Archidioecesis Monroviensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Liberia. 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.

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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 approximately 1.6 million people. The Diocese of Cape Palmas was created from it in 1981. The Diocese of Gbarnga was created from it in 1986.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Liberia

  • Father Jean Ogé, SMA (3 January 1911 – 16 November 1931)
  • Father John Collins, SMA (26 February 1932 – 9 April 1934); see below

Vicar Apostolic of Liberia

  • John Collins, SMA (9 April 1934 – 2 February 1950); see above & below

Vicars Apostolic of Monrovia

  • John Collins, SMA (2 February 1950 – 20 December 1960); see above
  • Francis Carroll, SMA (20 December 1960 – 28 October 1976); concurrent with this, became nuncio in 1961 and titular archbishop in 1964
  • Michael Kpakala Francis (28 October 1976 – 19 December 1981); see below

Archbishops of Monrovia

Coadjutor Archbishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

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References

  1. "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments]. press.vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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