Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul

Diocese of Banjul Dioecesis Baniulensis
Location
Country	Gambia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	10,403 km^2 (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.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul (Latin: Baniulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Banjul in the Gambia.

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)

See also

• Religion in Gambia
• Christianity in Gambia
• Catholic Church in the Gambia

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. OCLC 3276139.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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