Boniface Nyema Dalieh
Boniface Nyema Dalieh (born December 9, 1933 in Pleebo ; † April 25, 2014 ) was a Liberian Roman Catholic bishop of the Cape Palmas diocese .
Life
Boniface Nyema Dalieh, whose parents were Paganen and his brother Methodist , was not baptized until May 6, 1949. He attended White Fathers boarding school and entered the seminary in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1958. After studying philosophy and theology received on July 11 in 1965 by Nicholas Grimely the priesthood and was Apostolic Vicariate Cape Palmas operates.
Paul VI appointed him on December 17, 1973 Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas and Titular Bishop of Talaptula . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Freetown and Bo , Thomas Joseph Brosnahan CSSp , on March 17th of the next year; Co - consecrators were, Francis Carroll SMA , Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Liberia and Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia , and Anthony Saliu Sanusi , Bishop of Ijebu-Ode .
Pope John Paul II elevated the Apostolic Vicariate to a diocese on December 19, 1981 and thus he was appointed the first bishop of Cape Palmas. The term of office of Boniface Nyema Dalieh was repeatedly marked by the effects of the military coup, dictatorship and civil war. On October 15, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
Web links
- Entry on Boniface Nyema Dalieh on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 2, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Peter Hecking: Even one year after the abdication of the dictator Charles Taylor, people are still fighting for survival ( Memento from April 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), missio 2004
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kla Jewle |
Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas 1973–1981 |
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Bishop of Cape Palmas 1981-2008 |
Andrew Jagaye Karnley |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nyema Dalieh, Boniface |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liberian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Monrovia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pleebo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 2014 |