Diocese of Banjul

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul (Latin: Baniulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Banjul in the Gambia.

Country

MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See

Area10,403 km² (4,017 sq mi)

Population

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Diocese of Banjul Dioecesis Baniulensis

Location
Country	Gambia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	10,403 km² (4,017 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006^{[citation needed]}) 1,787,000 42,400^{[citation needed]} (2.4^{[citation needed]}%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.

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History

January 18, 1848: Father Ronarc'h and Father Warlop, Holy Ghost Fathers, arrive in Banjul^[1]
January 18, 1849: Ronarc'h and Warlop establish the mission of Sainte Marie de Gambie^[1]^[2]
May 6, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Gambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia
March 8, 1951: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bathurst in Gambia
June 24, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia
May 9, 1974: Renamed as Diocese of Banjul

Bishops of Banjul (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. (November 30, 2017 – ...)
- Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. (February 25, 2006 – November 30, 2017)
- Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. (January 24, 1981 – February 25, 2006)
- Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (May 9, 1974 – November 14, 1980); see below
Bishops of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (June 24, 1957 – May 9, 1974); see above & below
Prefects Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia (Roman Rite), below
- Fr. Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. (later Bishop) (1951 – June 24, 1957); see above
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Gambia (Roman Rite), below
- Fr. Matteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp. (June 7, 1946 – 1951)
- Fr. Giovanni Meehan, C.S.Sp. (October 16, 1931 – 1946)