Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone explained

Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone
Abbreviation:ITCABIC
Formation:1966
Type:NGO
Status:Civil nonprofit
Headquarters:Santanno House, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Region Served:Sierra Leone and Gambia
Membership:Active and retired Catholic bishops of the Sierra Leone and Gambia
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Patrick Daniel Koroma
Main Organ:Conference
Website:www.catholicchurchsl.org

The Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone (ITCABIC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone and The Gambia.

The current president is The Most Reverend Patrick Daniel Koroma, Bishop of Kenema

History

Founded in 1971, it originally included the Bishops of Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Liberia. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Liberia was established in 1998. Today, the Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone consists of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops and the ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter) in Sierra Leone and The Gambia.

Caritas Sierra Leone

Established in 1981, Caritas Sierra Leone was formed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sierra Leone for the purpose of serving as the relief and development branch of the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone.

Caritas Sierra Leone was active during the Sierra Leone Civil War providing shelter, nourishment, trauma counselling and advocacy for child soldiers.

In post war Sierra Leone, Caritas participated in peace building actions but has also worked with humanitarian relief, youth empowerment, gender equality, poverty eradication and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Regions

The dioceses of the Sierra Leone and The Gambia are grouped into 5 regions: and the Metropolitan Freetown, Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Banjul.

Presidents of the Bishops' Conference

† = deceased

See also

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