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Archdiocese of Freetown

Archidiœcesis Liberae Urbis
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountrySierra Leone
Coordinates8°29′00″N 13°14′00″W / 8.4833°N 13.2333°W / 8.4833; -13.2333
Statistics
Area1,806 sq mi (4,680 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,872,675
87,500 (4.7%%)
Parishes11
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 18, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-04-18)
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Freetown
Secular priests41
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopEdward Tamba Charles
SuffragansBo, Kenema, Makeni

The Archdiocese of Freetown (Archidioecesis Liberae Urbis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone. Its episcopal see is the city of Freetown, the capital and most populous city of the African country.[1][2] It is a metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province.

  1. ^ Sundkler, Bengt; Steed, Christopher (2000-05-04). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521583428.
  2. ^ Trillo, Richard (2008-06-16). The Rough Guide to West Africa. Penguin. ISBN 9781405380706.

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