Gabriel Mendy

The Most Reverend

Gabriel Mendy

C.S.Sp.
Bishop of Banjul
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseBanjul
SeeBanjul
Appointed30 November 2017
Installed4 February 2018
PredecessorRobert Patrick Ellison
Orders
Ordination15 November 1997
by Michael Joseph Cleary
Consecration3 February 2018
by Edward Tamba Charles
Personal details
Born
Gabriel Mendy

(1967-04-09) 9 April 1967 (age 57)
Lamin, Gambia
Alma materDuquesne University

Gabriel Mendy (born 9 April 1967) is a Gambian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Spiritans who is the current Bishop of Banjul in the Gambia since his appointment on 30 November 2017.[1][2] He is the first Gambian national to be appointed to the diocese and the first Gambian to be made a bishop.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 30.11.2017". Holy See. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Gambia's first Catholic bishop appointed". The Point. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Gambia's Bishop-elect Has Many Friends on Staten Island". Catholic New York. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.