Catholic Church in Sierra Leone


Catholic Church in Sierra Leone
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin
GovernanceEpiscopal
PopePope Francis
PresidentArchbishop Edward Tamba Charles
RegionSierra Leone
LanguageEnglish, Latin
HeadquartersSacred Heart Cathedral, Freetown
Members800,000 (circa 14%)
Official websiteCatholic Bishops Conference of Sierra Leone

The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

There are approximately 800,000 Catholics in Sierra Leone - around 14% of the total population.[1] The country is divided into four dioceses in one ecclesiastical province.

  1. ^ Haggett, Peter (2002), Encyclopedia of world geography, Marshall Cavendish, p. 2318, ISBN 0-7614-7306-8

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