Lewis Jerome Zeigler

The Most Reverend

Lewis Jerome Zeigler
Archbishop of Monrovia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMonrovia
SeeMonrovia
Appointed12 February 2011
Term ended7 June 2021
PredecessorMichael Kpakala Francis
SuccessorGabriel Blamo Jubwe
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Gbarnga (2002–2009)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia (2009–2011)
  • President of the Liberian Episcopal Conference (2005–2017)
Orders
Ordination22 December 1974
Consecration9 November 2002
by Michael Kpakala Francis
Personal details
Born(1944-01-04)4 January 1944
Harrisburg, Liberia
Died12 August 2022(2022-08-12) (aged 78)
Monrovia, Liberia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Ordination history of
Lewis Jerome Zeigler
History
Priestly ordination
Date22 December 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorMichael Kpakala Francis
Co-consecratorsJoseph Henry Ganda
Boniface Nyema Dalieh
Date9 November 2002
PlaceCathedral of the Holy Spirit, Gbarnga, Liberia
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Lewis Jerome Zeigler as principal consecrator
Anthony Fallah Borwah11 June 2011

Lewis Jerome Zeigler (4 January 1944 – 12 August 2022) was a Liberian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Monrovia since 2011 until 2021. Zeigler was born in Harrisburg in 1944 and was ordained in 1974 before he was appointed in 2002 as the Bishop of Gbarnga. He was later named as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia in 2009 and ascended to head the diocese in 2011 after his predecessor died in office. Zeigler was a conservative prelate who opposed same-sex marriage and abortion in Liberia.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Zoquay Beysolow (3 April 2015). "Catholic Archbishop Criticizes Priests". The Bush Chicken. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ Alfred Gezaye. "Liberia's sick, corruption is the illness". Insight Newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Archbishop Condemns Homosexuality". Liberian Observer. 20 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.