Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe
Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe,, is a Nigerian-born Liberian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia since February 2024. While still a priest, he was appointed Administrator of Monrovia from October 2021 until February 2024. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 28 February 2024. He was consecrated at Monrovia, Archdiocese of Monrovia in Liberia on 4 May 2024.
Background and education
He was born on 7 September 1958 to Liberian parents, in Lagos, Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria.He attended elementary and secondary schools in Nigeria. He studied philosophy and theology at the St. Paul's College Seminary in Gbarnga, Liberia, before he was ordained a priest in December 1983. He graduated with a Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, in Rome, Italy.
Priest
He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia on 18 December 1983. He served as priest until 28 February 2024.After ordination, he served in various roles including as:
- Rector of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Monrovia Archdiocese
- Vicar General, of the Archdiocese of Monrovia
- Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia,
- Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Liberia
- Rector of the Saint Paul Major Seminary in Gbarnga, Liberia
- Member of the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia.
- Parish priest of Saint Pius X Parish in Monrovia, Archdiocese of Monrovia.
- While still a priest, The Very Reverend Monsignor Father Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe was appointed Administrator of the Archdiocese of Monrovia from 1 October 2021 until 28 February 2024.