Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul

Catholic diocese in the Gambia
Diocese of Banjul

Dioecesis Baniulensis
Location
Country Gambia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area10,403 km2 (4,017 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,787,000
42,400 (2.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBishop Gabriel Mendy, 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

  • January 18, 1848: Father Ronarc'h and Father Warlop, Holy Ghost Fathers, arrive in Banjul[1]
  • January 18, 1849: Ronarc'h and Warlop establish the mission of Sainte Marie de Gambie[1][2]
  • 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, in reverse chronogical order

  • Bishops of Banjul (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. (November 30, 2017 – ...)
    • Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. (February 25, 2006 – November 30, 2017)
    • Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. (January 24, 1981 – February 25, 2006)
    • Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (May 9, 1974 – November 14, 1980); see below
  • Bishops of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (June 24, 1957 – May 9, 1974); see above & below
  • Prefects Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite), below
    • Fr. Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (later Bishop) (1951 – June 24, 1957); see above
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Gambia (Roman Rite), below
    • Fr. Matteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp. (June 7, 1946 – 1951)
    • Fr. Giovanni Meehan, C.S.Sp. (October 16, 1931 – 1946)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Missionnaires Spiritains, Anniversaires, Janvier". Congrégation du Saint-Esprit en France. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ Delcourt, Jean (1976). Histoire religieuse du Sénégal. Dakar: Éditions Clairafrique. pp. 37–38. OCLC 3276139.

External links

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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