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The Most Reverend Joseph Henry Ganda, Archbishop Emeritus, (born 22 March 1932 in , Bo District, British Sierra Leone) is the retired Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo. Born in the village in the Bo district, he was the first in the area to study for the priesthood.He completed seminary training at in Enugu, Nigeria in 1955 returning home a Deacon. On 9 April 1961 he was ordained the first priest of Sierra Leone (just two weeks before its political independence). He was made the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kenema in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone in 1971.

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  • Joseph Henry Ganda (* 7. März 1932 in ) ist ein sierra-leonischer Priester und Alterzbischof von Freetown. (de)
  • The Most Reverend Joseph Henry Ganda, Archbishop Emeritus, (born 22 March 1932 in , Bo District, British Sierra Leone) is the retired Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo. Born in the village in the Bo district, he was the first in the area to study for the priesthood.He completed seminary training at in Enugu, Nigeria in 1955 returning home a Deacon. On 9 April 1961 he was ordained the first priest of Sierra Leone (just two weeks before its political independence). He was made the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kenema in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone in 1971. On 23 November 1980 he was installed as the first native-born archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone. While archbishop, Ganda oversaw the construction of the St. Paul Cathedral in Kenema, the St. Paul's Seminary in Regent, Freetown, and he is credited with encouraging young people to join the service of the Church, either as priests or nuns. He retired 2 March 2007, after almost thirty-six years of Catholic ministry. He was replaced as archbishop by . (en)
  • Joseph Henry Ganda, né le 7 mars 1932 à (district de Bo, Province du Sud), est un prélat catholique sierra-léonais. Ordonné prêtre en 1961, il est nommé évêque de Kenema en 1970, puis devient archevêque de Freetown en septembre 1980. Il prend sa retraite en mars 2007. (fr)
  • Joseph Henry Ganda (ur. 7 marca 1932 w ) – sierraleoński duchowny rzymskokatolicki, w latach 1980-2007 arcybiskup Freetown i Bo. (pl)
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  • Archbishop Francis Carroll, S.M.A. (en)
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  • Joseph Henry Ganda (* 7. März 1932 in ) ist ein sierra-leonischer Priester und Alterzbischof von Freetown. (de)
  • Joseph Henry Ganda, né le 7 mars 1932 à (district de Bo, Province du Sud), est un prélat catholique sierra-léonais. Ordonné prêtre en 1961, il est nommé évêque de Kenema en 1970, puis devient archevêque de Freetown en septembre 1980. Il prend sa retraite en mars 2007. (fr)
  • Joseph Henry Ganda (ur. 7 marca 1932 w ) – sierraleoński duchowny rzymskokatolicki, w latach 1980-2007 arcybiskup Freetown i Bo. (pl)
  • The Most Reverend Joseph Henry Ganda, Archbishop Emeritus, (born 22 March 1932 in , Bo District, British Sierra Leone) is the retired Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo. Born in the village in the Bo district, he was the first in the area to study for the priesthood.He completed seminary training at in Enugu, Nigeria in 1955 returning home a Deacon. On 9 April 1961 he was ordained the first priest of Sierra Leone (just two weeks before its political independence). He was made the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kenema in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone in 1971. (en)
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