Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Sierra Leone |
Date | Change |
1858.04.13 | Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie) |
1950.04.18 | Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone was promoted as Diocese of Freetown and Bo (without ecclesiastical province) |
1952.04.03 | Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni was established (from Diocese of Freetown and Bo) |
1962.02.24 | Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni was promoted as Diocese of Makeni (without ecclesiastical province) |
1970.11.11 | Diocese of Freetown and Bo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo (with suffragan sees Kenema and Makeni and lost territory to establish Diocese of Kenema) |
1970.11.11 | Diocese of Kenema was established (from Diocese of Freetown and Bo and became suffragan of Freetown and Bo) |
2011.01.15 | Diocese of Bo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo and became suffragan of Freetown) |
2011.01.15 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown (lost territory to establish Diocese of Bo and gained suffragan see Bo) |
2014.01.13 | Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established |
2018.02.28 | Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) |
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