Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda

How Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop Promoted Country’s Growth of Local Vocations

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Tributes to Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Sierra Leone’s first native Catholic Bishop who died on August 9 are still pouring in, with some remembering the late Catholic Church leader for promoting the growth of local vocations in the West African nation.

Fr. Peter Konteh with late Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh/Facbook

Catholic Priest Pens Colorful Tribute to Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop

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Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda was a trailblazer whose legacy will live on among Sierra Leoneans where he was the first African Bishop, a Priest in the West African country has said in his tribute to the Church leader who died aged 91.

Late Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda, the first Priest in Sierra Leone who passed on Wednesday 9 August 2023. Credit: Radio Maria Sierra Leone

First Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone and Pioneer Native Bishop Dies Aged 91

Aug 9, 2023

The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is mourning the passing on of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda, the first Priest in the West African country.

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda

How Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop Promoted Country’s Growth of Local Vocations

Catholic Priest Pens Colorful Tribute to Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop

First Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone and Pioneer Native Bishop Dies Aged 91

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