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Apostolic Vicariate Of Sierra Leone
The Archdiocese of Freetown (''Archidioecesis Liberae Urbis'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone. Its episcopal see is the city of Freetown, the capital and most populous city of the African country. It is a metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province. History The territory was established as the Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone, on 13 April 1858 by Pope Pius IX, taking territory from the Archdiocese of Libreville, Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia. It itself lost territory in 1897 to the Archdiocese of Conakry, Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Francese and in 1903 to the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia. The vicariate was elevated to the status of a diocese, taking the name of ''Freetown and Bo'' on 18 April 1950. In 1952, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni, Prefecture Apostolic of Makeni was split off from i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,460,512. Freetown is its capital and largest city. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic, with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. It is a secular state. Its Constitution of Sierra Leone, constitution provides for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience. Muslims constitute three-quarters of the population, and there is a significant Christian minority. Notably, religious tolerance is very high. Sierra Leone's current territorial configuration was established in two phases: in 1808, the coastal Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, Sierra Leone Colony was founded as a place to resettle retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Libreville
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville (French: ''Archidiocèse catholique romain de Libreville'') is the Metropolitan See of the Latin Ecclesiastical province covering all Gabon. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Libreville, the national capital, which also has a former cathedral of the same name (both dedicated to the Assumption of Mary). History * 22 January 1842: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Two Guineas and Senegambia on vast West African and central African territories split off from the Diocese of Funchal on Madeira and the Diocese of Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe, both Atlantic islands in colonial Portugal * 1846: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia, entitled to be led by a titular bishop * Lost territories on 10 October 1855 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands, on 13 April 1858 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Sierra Leone
The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to 2011 data, there are approximately 300,000 Catholics in Sierra Leone - around 5% of the total population. The country is divided into four dioceses in one ecclesiastical province. Origins Catholic missionaries were active in the coastal regions of Sierra Leone from the early sixteenth century although only a few people converted to Catholicism. Organization The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is organized in a Latin hierarchy and consists of a single ecclesiastical province that regulates all of Sierra Leone. This comprises the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and three suffragan dioceses. The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone does not have a national Episcopal Conference, however it is part of joint one for the Gambia and Sierra Leone, which hosts it in Freetown. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions are precursor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In Sierra Leone
The Catholic Church in the Gambia and Sierra Leone, two Anglophone (ex-British) West African countries, is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, comprising: * one ecclesiastical province, covering all and only Sierra Leone, comprising the Metropolitan of capital Freetown and three suffragan dioceses. * an exempt diocese (directly dependent on the Holy See) for all the Gambia, with see in its capital Banjul. There are no Eastern Catholic or pre-diocesan jurisdictions or overlapping ordinariates. Neither country has a national Episcopal Conference, but they form a joint one for the Gambia and Sierra Leone, which hosts it in Freetown. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions are precursors of present sees. There formally is an Apostolic Nunciature (embassy-level papal diplomatic representation) to Sierra Leone and an Apostolic Nunciature to The Gambia, but both are vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to Liberia (in its capital Monrovia). Current Latin dioceses http:/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Sierra Leone
The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to 2011 data, there are approximately 300,000 Catholics in Sierra Leone - around 5% of the total population. The country is divided into four dioceses in one ecclesiastical province. Origins Catholic missionaries were active in the coastal regions of Sierra Leone from the early sixteenth century although only a few people converted to Catholicism. Organization The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is organized in a Latin hierarchy and consists of a single ecclesiastical province that regulates all of Sierra Leone. This comprises the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and three suffragan dioceses. The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone does not have a national Episcopal Conference, however it is part of joint one for the Gambia and Sierra Leone, which hosts it in Freetown. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions are precursor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Henry Ganda
The Most Reverend Joseph Henry Ganda (22 March 1932 – 9 August 2023) was a Sierra Leonean Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo. Born in the village Serabu in the Bo district on 22 March 1932, Ganda was the first in the area to study for the priesthood. He completed seminary training at Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, Nigeria in 1955 returning home a Deacon. On 9 April 1961, he was ordained the first priest of Sierra Leone (just two weeks before its political independence). He was made the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kenema in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone in 1971. On 23 November 1980, he was installed as the first native-born archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone. While archbishop, Ganda oversaw the construction of the St. Paul Cathedral in Kenema, the St. Paul's Seminary in Regent, Freetown, and he is credited with encouraging young people to join the service of the Church, either as priests or nuns. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Joseph Brosnahan
The Most Reverend Thomas Joseph Brosnahan, Archbishop Emeritus, C.S.Sp. (30 March 1905 – 26 January 1996) was Archbishop of Freetown and Bo in Sierra Leone. Early life Born in Whitegate, Ireland, on 30 March 1905. He was educated in Rockwell College, County Tipperary. He played hurling for the school senior team. He entered Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin to study for the Holy Ghost Fathers, and studied in Blackrock College. Ministry He entered the Holy Ghost Fathers and his ordination took place on 16 June 1929. His ministry in east Nigeria began in 1933, where he remained for 20 years. Bishop of Freetown and Bo He arrived in Freetown in 1953 to succeed Archbishop Ambrose Kelly, who had died the previous year. He was appointed Bishop of Freetown and Bo and began his ministry in Sierra Leone. The main focus of his work was education and he made tremendous progress in this area. He founded Christ the King College in Bo in the year of his arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Kelly
Bishop Ambrose Kelly C.S.Sp (born 24 June 1900, died 12 February 1952) was a member of the Holy Ghost Fathers, and served as Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, in Sierre Leone. Born in 1900 in Newhaven, Sussex, England, to Irish parents, Kelly was educated in Ireland, at Blackrock College, Dublin and trained to be a Holy Ghost priest, at Kimmage Manor, St. Marys, Rathmines and Blackrock, while studying in University College Dublin, graduating in 1922. At Blackrock he excelled at sports, captaining the Cricket team, and playing out-half in the Senior Cup Rugby Team. He also gained an inter-provincial cap. He played fly half, for Blackrocks, past-pupils rugby team, while prefect there. Two of his contemporaries also became bishops, John Joseph McCarthy, and Eugene Joseph Butler. Two of Kelly's brothers, Jim and Patrick, were also educated at Blackrock, and both became priests. Kelly was ordained a priest in 1928. He worked as a teacher in St. Edward's Secondary School, Freetown, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson
Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson C.S.Sp. (1884–1938), sometimes referred to as Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and member of the Spiritan order. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo in East Africa, and also of Sierra Leone, British West Africa. Life Wilson was born on 27 May 1884 in Queenstown, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland.Bishop Bartholomew Wilson Catholic Hierarchy. He entered the Spiritan order and was ordained to the priesthood on 28 October 1913. He had three brothers who were priests, and a sister, who was a Sister of Mercy. He volunteered as a Military Chaplain in World War I, with the 15th Regiment, serving from 1915 to 1917, and was awarded the Military Cross. After two years as an army chaplain, he returned to Ireland, serving as Dean of Discipline, in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joseph O'Gorman
John Joseph O'Gorman C.S.Sp. (May 8, 1866 – 1935) was an Irish member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, who served as Bishop of Freetown in Sierra Leone, its first Roman Catholic bishop.Sierra Leone Notable Irish Connections by Sean Farren, www.sierra-leone.org He was the first Irish member of the order to be appointed Bishop. Born in 1866 in Hacketstown, , he attended Blackrock College
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