Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni

Diocese of Makeni
Diocese of Makeni ; Dioecesis Makenensis
Location
Country	Sierra Leone
Metropolitan	Freetown and Bo
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 1,800,000; 38,000 (2.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Fatima, Makeni
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Henry Aruna
Map
	File:Sierra Leone - Diocesi di Makeni.png

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni (Latin: Makenen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The Cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.^[1]

History

April 3, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni from territory of the Diocese of Freetown and Bo
February 24, 1962: Elevated to the status of a diocese

Bishops of Makeni (Roman rite)
- Bishop Henry Aruna (since 2013-01-05)
- Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X. (1986-11-17 - 2012-01-07)
- Bishop Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. (1962-02-24 – 1986-11-17)
Prefects Apostolic of Makeni (Roman rite)
- Bishop Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. (1952-07-19 – 1962-02-24)

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