Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia

The Archdiocese of Monrovia ("Archidioecesis Monroviensis") is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Monrovia, Liberia. It follows the Latin rite. It was elevated to an archdiocese in December 1981. It was initially established as the Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia in 1903, being separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone (which is now the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo). It is currently headed by Michael Kpakala Francis and has been since it's elevation in 1981.

According to church statistics, the percentage of Catholics under the Archdiocese has risen to 8.2% of the total population in 2004 out of a total of approximately 1.6 million people.

The Diocese of Cape Palmas was created from it in 1981.The Diocese of Gbarnga was created from it in 1986.

ee also

*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Liberia

ource

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmnrv.html Archdiocese of Monrovia on catholichierarchy.org]


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