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Suffragan diocese Cape Palmas, Liberia

Diocese of Cape Palmas

Capitis Palmen(sis)

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.

On the map

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Cape Palmas, Liberia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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.