Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni

Diocese of Makeni Dioecesis Makenensis
Location
Country	Sierra Leone
Metropolitan	North and North-West Province
Headquarters	Makeni City
Statistics
Area	36,075 km2 (13,929 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,800,000 38,000 (2.1%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Fatima, Makeni
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop Natale Paganelli, S.X.
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni (Latin: Makenen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The Cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.^[1]

History[]

• April 3, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni from territory of the Diocese of Freetown and Bo
• February 24, 1962: Elevated to the status of a diocese

Ordinaries[]

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• Prefect Apostolic of Makeni (Latin Church)
  • Augusto Fermo Azzolini (1952-07-19 – 1962-02-24 see below)
• Bishops of Makeni (Latin Church)
  • (see above 1962-02-24 – 1986-11-17)
  • George Biguzzi (1986-11-17 - 2012-01-07)
  • Henry Aruna (2013-01-05 - 2015-07-18), appointed auxiliary bishop of Kenema

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Sierra Leone

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 8°53′03″N 12°02′25″W / 8.8843°N 12.0402°W / 8.8843; -12.0402

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