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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenema

Coordinates: 7°52′37″N 11°11′12″W / 7.8769°N 11.1868°W / 7.8769; -11.1868
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Diocese of Kenema

Dioecesis Kenemaensis
Location
Country Sierra Leone
MetropolitanFreetown and Bo
Statistics
Area15,710 km2 (6,070 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,248,080
21,375 (1.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHenry Aruna
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenema (Latin: Kenemaën(sis)) is a diocese Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The region that the Diocese comprises are the border from Bo District to the west, the Republic of Liberia in the southeast, Tonkolili District and Kono District in the north, Guinea in the east.

It was established on 11 November 1970, with its territory being split off from the diocese of Freetown and Bo. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the St. Paul's Cathedral in Kenema.

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Auxiliary Bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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7°52′37″N 11°11′12″W / 7.8769°N 11.1868°W / 7.8769; -11.1868