Catholic Church
in
Republic of Liberia (Liberia)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Liberia (Liberia) | |
Also known as: le Liberia (français), le Libéria (français), Liberia (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, latine), Libéria (Português), 利比里亞 (正體中文), リベリア (日本語)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Monrovia
Neighbouring Countries: ← Sierra Leone 
, ↑ Guinea 
, → Cote d’Ivoire 
Roman Rite (3): Cape Palmas, Gbarnga, Monrovia
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Liberia 
Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Area: 96,320 km²
Population: 4,689,021
Religions: Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4%
Languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence
Ethnic Groups: Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, other 20.1% (2008 Census)
Motto: The love of liberty brought us here (English)
Area: 111,369 km²
Catholic Population: 350,000 Catholics (7.4% of 4,728,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 59 parishes, 390 mission stations (34 with resident priest, 356 without resident priest), 4 other centres
Clergy: 4 bishops (2 diocesan, 2 titular), 95 priests (68 diocesan, 27 religious)
Non-Clergy: 89 religious (17 brothers, 72 sisters), 44 major seminarians, 20 missionaries, 185 catechists
Last updated on 2023.11.26
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