Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni

Diocese of Makeni Dioecesis Makenensis
Location
Country	Sierra Leone
Metropolitan	Freetown and Bo
Statistics
Area	36,075 km2 (13,929 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,800,000 38,000 (2.1%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Fatima, Makeni
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni (Latin: Makenen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The Cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.

History

• April 3, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni from territory of the Diocese of Freetown and Bo
• February 24, 1962: Elevated to the status of a diocese

Ordinaries

• Prefect Apostolic of Makeni (Latin Church)
  • Augusto Fermo Azzolini (1952-07-19 – 1962-02-24 see below)
• Bishops of Makeni (Latin Church)
  • Augusto Fermo Azzolini (see above 1962-02-24 – 1986-11-17)
  • George Biguzzi (1986-11-17 - 2012-01-07)
  • Henry Aruna (2013-01-05 - 2015-07-18), appointed auxiliary bishop of Kenema

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Sierra Leone

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy