- Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul
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Diocese of Banjul
Dioecesis BaniulensisLocation Country the Gambia Metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See Statistics Area 10,403 km2 (4,017 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
1,787,000
42,400 (2.4%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption Current leadership Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul (Latin: Baniulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Banjul in the Gambia.
History
- May 6, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Gambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia
- March 8, 1951: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bathurst in Gambia
- June 24, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
- May 9, 1974: Renamed as Diocese of Banjul
Leadership
- Bishops of Banjul (Roman rite)
- Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. (February 25, 2006 – present)
- Bishop Michael J. Cleary, C.S.Sp. (January 24, 1981 – February 25, 2006)
- Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (May 9, 1974 – November 14, 1980)
- Bishops of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (June 24, 1957 – May 9, 1974)
- Prefects Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (later Bishop) (1951 – June 24, 1957)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Gambia (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Matteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp. (June 7, 1946 – 1951)
- Fr. Giovanni Meehan, C.S.Sp. (October 16, 1931 – 1946)
References
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