Archdiocese of Monrovia Archidioecesis Monroviensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Liberia |
Ecclesiastical province | Monrovia |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,168 sq mi (15,980 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,058,000 140,705 (6.8%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 April 1903 |
Secular priests | 27 (2013) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gabriel Blamo Jubwe |
Map | |
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