Suffragan diocese Cape Palmas, Liberia
Diocese of Cape Palmas
Capitis Palmen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in southeastern Liberia, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1950 and promoted to a diocese in 1981. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, it has been led by Bishop Andrew Jagaye Karnley since 2011.
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- Established
- 1950
- Catholics
- 19,100
- Priests
- 21
- Territory
- 31,760 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of St. Therese of the Child JesusCape Palmas · CathedralView parish
- Church of Christ the KingZwedruView parish
- Church of St. FrancisHelomehView parish
- Church of St. Peter ClaverBarclayvilleView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Andrew Jagaye Karnley
- Born
- 26 April 1967
- Birthplace
- Jawajeh
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Therese of the Child Jesus stands in Cape Palmas, 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.
History
With its episcopal see at Cape Palmas, the Diocese of Cape Palmas (Latin: Dioecesis Capitis Palmensis) is a Latin Church territory in Liberia, serving as a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monrovia.