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Diocese of Bo

Dioecesis Boënsis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 January 2011
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Freetown
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Sierra Leone
  • Square Kilometers: 16,208 (6,260 Square Miles)
  • Description: 4 districts of the Southern Province: Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehune
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, P.O. Box 30, Bo City, Sierra Leone
  • Telephone: (079)102.661

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 January 2011ErectedArchdiocese of Freetown and Bo (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun) Diocese of Bo (erected)
Archdiocese of Freetown

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
201150,0001,092,6574.6%277341,470183114bul:15jan2011
201250,0001,200,0004.2%287351,428151815ap2013
201556,4001,293,0004.4%257321,762171015ap2016
201858,6001,387,0004.2%257321,831121215ap2019
202057,0001,412,8304.0%267331,727121115ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 87, and Page 88

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