Joseph Ganda | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo | |
| Metropolis | Freetown |
| Appointed | 4 September 1980 |
| Installed | 23 November 1980 |
| Term ended | 2 March 2007 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Joseph Brosnahan |
| Successor | Edward Tamba Charles |
| Other post(s) | President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 April 1961 |
| Consecration | 11 November 1970 by Francis Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Henry Ganda 22 March 1932 |
| Died | 9 August 2023 (aged 91) |
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| Styles of Joseph Henry Ganda | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
The Most Reverend Joseph Henry Ganda (22 March 1932 – 9 August 2023) was a Sierra Leonean Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo.[1]
Born in the village Serabu in the Bo district on 22 March 1932,[2] Ganda was the first in the area to study for the priesthood.[3] He completed seminary training at Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, Nigeria in 1955 returning home a Deacon.
On 9 April 1961, he was ordained the first priest of Sierra Leone (just two weeks before its political independence). He was made the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kenema in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone in 1971.[4]
On 23 November 1980, he was installed as the first native-born archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone.[1] While archbishop, Ganda oversaw the construction of the St. Paul Cathedral in Kenema, the St. Paul's Seminary in Regent, Freetown, and he is credited with encouraging young people to join the service of the Church, either as priests or nuns.[4]
Ganda retired 2 March 2007, after almost thirty-six years of Catholic ministry. He was replaced as archbishop by Edward Tamba Charles.[4]
- ^ a b Fyle, C. Magbaily (2006), Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc, ISBN 9780810865044
- ^ "Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "About Our Founder: Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda". Sisters of Our Lady of the Visitation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SIERRA LEONE". Catholic Bishop's Conference of Sierra Leone. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.