In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012.[2]
roman, catholic, diocese, makeni, latin, makenen, diocese, ecclesiastical, province, freetown, sierra, leone, cathedral, lady, fatima, cathedral, makeni, diocese, makenidioecesis, makenensislocationcountrysierra, leonemetropolitannorth, north, west, provincehe. 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 1 Diocese of MakeniDioecesis MakenensisLocationCountrySierra LeoneMetropolitanNorth and North West ProvinceHeadquartersMakeni CityStatisticsArea36 075 km2 13 929 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 1 800 00038 000 2 1 InformationSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteCathedralOur Lady of Fatima MakeniCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopBishop Natale Paganelli S X Vicar GeneralMost Reverend Dr Bob John H KoromaMapIn 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012 2 Contents 1 History 2 Ordinaries 3 See also 4 SourcesHistory EditApril 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 dioceseOrdinaries EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 2012 01 07 2012 04 11 did not take possession Sede vacante 2012 04 11 present 3 See also EditRoman Catholicism in Sierra LeoneSources EditGCatholic org Catholic Hierarchy Sierra Leone Makeni Catholics defy Pope Benedict XVI WADR wadr org Archived from the original on 2012 03 09 Makeni Bishop Aruna Crisis Persists The Patriotic Vanguard 9 January 2013 Sierra Leone un presente stretto Nigrizia 6 June 2012 8 53 03 N 12 02 25 W 8 8843 N 12 0402 W 8 8843 12 0402 This Sierra Leone related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni amp oldid 1137942468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
