Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone) |
Also known as: Sierra Leona (español), la Sierra Leone (français), Sierra Leone (Deutsch, Italiano, polski), Serra Leoa (Português), 塞拉利昂 (正體中文), シエラレオネ (日本語), Mons Leoninus (latine)
Roman Rite (4): Bo, Freetown, Kenema, Makeni
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Apostolic Nunciature: Sierra Leone
Conference of Bishops: Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone (ITCABIC)
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.)
Saints: 1 Blessed
Religions: Muslim 78.6%, Christian 20.8%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.2%
Languages: English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Ethnic Groups: Temne 35.5%, Mende 33.2%, Limba 6.4%, Kono 4.4%, Fullah 3.4%, Loko 2.9%, Koranko 2.8%, Sherbro 2.6%, Mandingo 2.4%, Creole 1.2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), other Sierra Leone 4.7%, other foreign 0.3% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians), unspecified 0.2%
Motto: Unity, freedom, justice (English)
Area: 71,740 km²
Catholic Population: 345,000 Catholics (4.2% of 8,298,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 71 parishes, 322 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 321 without resident priest), 121 other centres
Clergy: 6 bishops (3 diocesan, 3 titular), 189 priests (112 diocesan, 77 religious)
Non-Clergy: 152 religious (41 brothers, 111 sisters), 65 major seminarians, 578 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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