Catholic Church

in

Republic 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)

By Type (4)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (3)

By Rite

Roman Rite (3): Cape Palmas, Gbarnga, Monrovia

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

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.)

Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedrals (3)

Documents

Geography

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Monrovia

Area: 96,320 km²

Population: 4,689,021

Neighbouring Countries: ← Sierra Leone , ↑ Guinea , → Cote d’Ivoire

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

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

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

Last updated on 2026.01.14