Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni (Template:Langx) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.[1]
In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012.[2]
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
- Prefect Apostolic of Makeni (Latin Church)
- Augusto Fermo Azzolini (1952-07-19 – 1962-02-24 see below)
- Bishops of Makeni (Latin Church)
- Augusto Fermo Azzolini (see above 1962-02-24 – 1986-11-17)
- Giorgio Biguzzi (1986-11-17 - 2012-01-07)
- Henry Aruna (2012-01-07 - 2012-04-11), did not take possession
- Sede vacante (2012)[3]
- Bishop Natale Paganelli (66) (Apostolic Administrator 2012 - 2023-02-11)[4]
- Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma (2023-02-11 onwards)[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Makeni: Bishop Aruna Crisis Persists, The Patriotic Vanguard, 9 January 2013
- ↑ Sierra Leone, un presente stretto, Nigrizia, 6 June 2012
- ↑ GCatholic website, Diocese of Makeni
- ↑ Vatican News website, Pope Francis names new Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone, article dated February 11, 2023
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