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 share
- 1.5%
- Priests
- 15
- Catholics per priest
- 953
- Extent
- 34,100 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.4
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].