Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul

The immediate Diocese of Banjul (Latin Dioecesis Baniulensis ) is located in Gambia Roman Catholic diocese based in Banjul.

History

The diocese was founded as a mission sui juris on May 6, 1931, after it had become on March 8, 1951 the Apostolic Prefecture of Bathurst in Gambia, collected on 24 June 1957 to the Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia. Took place on May 9, 1974, after the change of name of the capital, the name was changed to Diocese of Banjul.

The area is an old mission field of Spiritanerpatres, even today put the bishop of the diocese. It covers the whole country Gambia ( 11,295 km ²) and in 2006 was about 42,400 Catholics. Since the 1980s, Banjul local diocesan priest in 2002 it was 13, so that one is no longer solely rely on the twelve religious priests, which are derived in large part from abroad. Furthermore, living in the 56 parishes of the diocese also eleven lay brothers and 45 sisters.

Bishops

From 1981 Bishop Michael J. Cleary CSSp was ( born September 1, 1925) to 2006 in office until he is eighty years old resigned for reasons of age. His resignation was by Pope Benedict XVI. adopted on 25 February and Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison CSSp ( born February 12, 1942) was determined to succeed.

Should also be mentioned that the famous Bishop Johannes Dyba ( born September 15, 1929 in Berlin, † July 23, 2000 in Fulda) on August 25, 1979 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Pronuntius in Liberia and Gambia, and apostolic delegate appointed for Guinea and Sierra Leone.