Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni

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Diocese of Makeni

Dioecesis Makenensis
Location
CountrySierra Leone
MetropolitanNorth and North-West Province
HeadquartersMakeni City
Statistics
Area36,075 km2 (13,929 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,800,000
  • 38,000 (2.1%)
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralOur Lady of Fatima, Makeni
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma
Vicar GeneralDominic Johnson
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni (Latin : Makenen(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni. [1]

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In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012. [2]

History

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sierra Leone: Makeni Catholics defy Pope Benedict XVI | WADR". wadr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
  2. ↑ Makeni: Bishop Aruna Crisis Persists, The Patriotic Vanguard, 9 January 2013
  3. ↑ Sierra Leone, un presente stretto, Nigrizia, 6 June 2012
  4. ↑ GCatholic website, Diocese of Makeni
  5. ↑ Vatican News website, Pope Francis names new Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone, article dated February 11, 2023

Sources

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