Diocese of Makeni
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.
In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012.
History
- April 3, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni from territory of the Diocese of Freetown and Bo
- February 24, 1962: Elevated to the status of a diocese
Ordinaries
- Prefect Apostolic of Makeni
- * Augusto Fermo Azzolini
- Bishops of Makeni
- * Augusto Fermo Azzolini
- * Giorgio Biguzzi
- * Henry Aruna, did not take possession
- * Sede vacante
- ** Bishop Natale Paganelli
- * Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma
Apostolic Administrators
- * Bishop Natale Paganelli