Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul (Latin: Baniulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Banjul in the Gambia.
Diocese of Banjul Dioecesis Baniulensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| 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 | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. |
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)
References
- "Missionnaires Spiritains, Anniversaires, Janvier". Congrégation du Saint-Esprit en France. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Delcourt, Jean (1976). Histoire religieuse du Sénégal. Dakar: Éditions Clairafrique. pp. 37–38.
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