Archdiocese of Monrovia
The Archdiocese of Monrovia is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Liberia. It was elevated to an archdiocese in December 1981. It was initially established as the Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia in 1903, being separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone. Until Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Archdiocese of Monrovia had been headed by Michael Kpakala Francis, who had been Monrovia's archbishop since its elevation in 1981, but Vatican Information Service stated that he resigned that day for reasons of age and was succeeded immediately by his Coadjutor Archbishop, Lewis Jerome Zeigler.
According to church statistics, the percentage of Catholics under the archdiocese has risen to 8.2 percent of the total population in 2004 out of a total of approximately 1.6 million people. The Diocese of Cape Palmas was created from it in 1981. The Diocese of Gbarnga was created from it in 1986.
Bishops
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of Liberia
- Father Jean Ogé, SMA
- Father John Collins, SMA ; ''see below''
Vicar Apostolic of Liberia
- John Collins, SMA ; ''see above & below''
Vicars Apostolic of Monrovia
- John Collins, SMA ; see above
- Francis Carroll, SMA ; concurrent with this, became nuncio in 1961 and titular archbishop in 1964
- Michael Kpakala Francis ; ''see below''
Archbishops of Monrovia
Coadjutor Archbishop
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Lewis Jerome Zeigler, appointed Bishop of Gbarnga in 2002; later returned here as Coadjutor
- Andrew J. Karnley, appointed Bishop of Cape Palmas in 2011
- Anthony Fallah Borwah, appointed Bishop of Gbarnga in 2011