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 Gambia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area10,403 km2 (4,017 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(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.
Bishops emeritusRobert Patrick Ellison, 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
  • 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

  1. "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.


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