| Diocese of Kenema Dioecesis Kenemaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Sierra Leone |
| Metropolitan | Freetown and Bo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,710 km (6,070 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,248,080 21,375 (1.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Henry Aruna |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenema (Latin: Kenemaën(sis)) is a diocese Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The region that the Diocese comprises are the border from Bo District to the west, the Republic of Liberia in the southeast, Tonkolili District and Kono District in the north, Guinea in the east.
It was established on 11 November 1970, with its territory being split off from the diocese of Freetown and Bo. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the St. Paul's Cathedral in Kenema.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Kenema (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Henry Ganda (1970-11-11 – 1980-09-04), appointed Archbishop of Freetown and Bo
- Bishop John C. O'Riordan, C.S.Sp., COR (1984-06-04 – 2002-04-26)
- Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma (2002-04-26 - 2018-12-14)
- Bishop Henry Aruna (2019.01.26 -)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Henry Aruna (2015-2019), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Edward Tamba Charles, appointed Archbishop of Freetown and Bo in 2008
See also
Sources
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