Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul

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

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) 1,787,000 42,400 (2.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.

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

Leadership, in reverse chronogical order

• 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)

See also

• Religion in Gambia
• Christianity in Gambia
• Catholic Church in the Gambia