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Diocese of Banjul

Dioecesis Baniulensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 9 May 1974
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Gambia
  • Square Kilometers: 10,403 (4,018 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://banjuldiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 165, Banjul; Catholic Secretariat, West Field, Serrekunda, The Gambia
  • Telephone: 9323.303; 7986.013
  • Fax: 4377.607

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia
6 May 1931ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Senegambia (Gambia) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia
8 March 1951ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia
Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
24 June 1957ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
Diocese of Banjul
9 May 1974Name ChangedDiocese of Bathurst in Gambia Diocese of Banjul

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia
19503,125226,0301.4%66520101ap1951
Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia
Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
19594,721278,9001.7%11415314136ap1960
19708,061316,0002.6%1717474191610ap1971
Diocese of Banjul
198012,630580,0002.2%171774217203ap1981
199016,100812,0002.0%41620805224313ap1991
199933,0001,550,0002.1%1113241,375244853ap2000
200036,5001,720,0002.1%1212241,520235153ap2001
200130,0001,500,0002.0%1212241,250234556ap2002
200233,0001,575,0002.1%1312251,320234556ap2003
200334,4001,639,5002.1%1511261,323224256ap2004
200435,5001,680,5002.1%1510251,420214254ap2005
200642,4001,787,0002.4%1311241,766214256ap2007
201244,0001,932,0002.3%1812301,466135319ap2013
201543,1981,882,4502.3%1911301,439256220ap2016
201846,1002,159,0002.1%2014341,355286120ap2019
202059,7002,391,8502.5%1718351,705315520ap2021
202252,1962,498,4742.1%1917361,449335330ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 44
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 453, and Page 454
  • Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 105, to Page 107
  • Diocese of Banjul
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 66, Page 358

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