Patrick Daniel Koroma

Patrick Daniel Koroma
Bishop of the Diocese of Kenema
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenema
In office 2002 - present
Predecessor John C. O'Riordan, C.S.Sp
Orders
Ordination 18 Dec 1977
Consecration 26 Apr 2002
Personal details
Born (1950-05-04)4 May 1950
Jenneh, Kenema District, Sierra Leone[1]
Styles of
Patrick Daniel Koroma
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

The Most Reverend Patrick Daniel Koroma (4 May 1950) is the bishop of the Catholic Church in Kenema, Sierra Leone.[2]

Early life

Koroma was born to Mamie and Bockarie Koroma.[2][1] He was born and raised in the village of Jenneh, Kandu, Leppiama Chiefdom, Kenema District.[2]

Education

From 1958 to 1962, Kormoma received his primary education at the parish school at Gbado.[2] From 1962 to 1965 he studied at the parish school in Blama.[1] His graduated from Christ the King College in Bo in 1970.[1]

Koroma received his training at Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary in Ibadan, Nigeria.[1] He did his post graduate studies in Education at the University of Sierra Leone.[1]

Priestly Life

He was ordained on 18 December 1977 at the Immaculate Heart Pro-Cathedral of Bo by Thomas Brosnahan, Archbishop of Freetown and Bo.[1] He began his career at a priest in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown.

In 1978, he became Assistant Parish Priest of St. Francis Parish in Bo.[1] A year later he became the parish priest.[1]

In 1981, Fr. Koroma became Chaplain and Lecturer at his alma mater Christ the King College at Bo and he was also the Catholic Youth Chaplain of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo.[1]

Fr. Koroma was Parish Priest at St. Joseph’s Parish, Njala Komboya, and St. Peter Claver Parish, Damballa from 1982 until 1984).[1] He served as Parish Priest at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Waterloo in 1984 and then at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Freetown in 1990.[1] From 1992 until 2002 he served the parish at St. Edwards’s Catholic Community in Kingtom as well as St. George’s Catholic Community at the Murray Town Army barracks.[1]

From 1984 until 2002, Fr. Koroma was Catholic Education Secretary for Sierra Leone.[1] He was appointed National Co-ordinator of the National Catholic Development and Caritas Office in Freetown in 1999 and held this office until 2002.[1]

On 26 April 2002, he was appointed as third Bishop of the Diocese of Kenema by Pope John Paul II and consecrated 29 Jun 2002.[2] He succeeded Bishop John C. O'Riordan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Profile of Patrick Daniel Koroma". Catholic Bishop's Conference of Sierra Leone. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma". David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John C. O'Riordan, C.S.Sp		 Bishop of Kenema
2002 - present		 Succeeded by
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