Roman Catholic Diocese of Bo
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Diocese of Bo
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| Location | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Territory | Southern Province |
| Ecclesiastical province | Freetown |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1 200 000 50 000 (4.2%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2011 |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Heart of Mary, Bo |
| Secular priests | 35 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell |
| Map | |
| File:Sierra Leone Southern.png | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bo was created in January 2011, split off from the Archdiocese of Freetown. There are about 50,000 Roman Catholics under the jurisdiction of the diocese. Its first and present bishop is Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell.
