Diocese of Gbarnga
Gbarngan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Gbarnga, Liberia
Latin Church diocese in Gbarnga, Liberia, established in 1986 from the Archdiocese of Monrovia and covering Bong, Lofa, and Nimba counties. It is a suffragan of Monrovia, led by Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 17 November 1986
- Latin
- Gbarngan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001001476
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 14,300
- Population
- 970,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.5%
- Priests
- 15
- Catholics per priest
- 953
- Extent
- 34,100 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Anthony Fallah Borwah
- Born
- 3 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Wodu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit stands in Gbarnga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Monrovia
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Monrovia.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MonroviaMonrovia
- Diocese of Cape PalmasCape Palmas
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 17th November, 1986, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga (Latin: Gbarngan(us)) has its seat in the city of Gbarnga and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Monrovia in Liberia.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.