Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Freetown and Bo ("Archidioecesis Liberae Urbis et Boensis") in Sierra Leone was elevated from a diocese on November 11 1970. On 22 March 2007 Joseph Henry Ganda retired as archbishop of the Archdiocese after 26 years in the post. [Citation | last =Cheney | first =David M. | date =01/17/2008 | title =Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda | publisher =The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church | url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bganda.html
accessdate =2008-07-15] Edward Tamba Charles was appointed Archbishop in a ceremony at Santanno House, Freetown, in March 2008 by Archbishop George Anthony Sammy, the Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. [Citation | last =Kargbo | first =Moses A. | publication-date =03/17/2008 | title =Father Charles succeeds Henry Ganda as Archbishop | publication-place = Freetown, Sierra Leone | publisher =Cocorioko Newspaper | url =http://cocorioko.net/app/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=627&Itemid=38 | accessdate =2008-07-15]
At present, the Archdiocese contains the following dioceses:
*Diocese of Kenema
**Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma
*Diocese of Makeni
**Bishop George Biguzzi
ee Also
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sierra Leone
ource
[http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/free0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
References
ee also
Roman Catholicism in Sierra Leone
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