Roman Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas

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.

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

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