Roman Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas

Diocese of Cape Palmas Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis
Location
Country	Liberia
Metropolitan	Monrovia
Statistics
Area	31,760 km2 (12,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 271,000 19,100 (7.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Andrew J. Karnley

The Diocese of Cape Palmas (Latin: Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Liberia. Its episcopal see is Cape Palmas. The Diocese of Cape Palmas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monrovia.

History

• February 2, 1950: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cape Palmas from the Apostolic Vicariate of Liberia
• May 7, 1962: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cape Palmas
• December 19, 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Cape Palmas

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Cape Palmas
  • Father Francis Carroll, S.M.A. (1950.10.27 – 1960.12.20), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia; future Archbishop
• Vicars Apostolic of Cape Palmas
  • Bishop Nicholas Grimley, S.M.A. (1962.05.07 – 1972.07.30)
  • Bishop Patrick Kla Juwle (1972.07.30 – 1973.08.18)
  • Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (1973.12.17 – 1981.12.19); 'see below
• Bishops of Cape Palmas
  • Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (1981.12.19 - 2008.10.15); see above
  • Bishop Andrew J. Karnley (since 2011.04.30)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Benedict Dotu Sekey, appointed Bishop of Gbarnga in 1986

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Liberia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy