 Catholic Church in Sierra Leone | |
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| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Latin |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| President | Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles |
| Region | Sierra Leone |
| Language | English, Latin |
| Headquarters | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Freetown |
| Members | 800,000 (circa 14%) |
| Official website | Catholic Bishops Conference of Sierra Leone |
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The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are approximately 800,000 Catholics in Sierra Leone - around 14% of the total population.[1] The country is divided into four dioceses in one ecclesiastical province.
- ^ Haggett, Peter (2002), Encyclopedia of world geography, Marshall Cavendish, p. 2318, ISBN 0-7614-7306-8