Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni

{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Sierra Leone}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Makeni

|latin = Dioecesis Makenensis

|country = Sierra Leone

|metropolitan = North and North-West Province

|rite = Roman Rite

|sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

|area_km2 = 36,075

|cathedral = Our Lady of Fatima, Makeni

|population = 1,800,000

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 38,000

|catholics_percent= 2.1

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Bishop Bob John H. Koroma

|vicar_general = Dominic Johnson

|map = Sierra Leone - Diocesi di Makeni.png

|headquarters=Makeni City|denomination=}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni ({{langx|la|Makenen(sis)}}) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The cathedral is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in Makeni.{{cite web |url=http://wadr.org/en/site/news_en/2805/Sierra-Leone-Makeni-Catholics-defy-Pope-Benedict-XVI.htm |title=Sierra Leone: Makeni Catholics defy Pope Benedict XVI {{!}} WADR |website=wadr.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309014314/http://www.wadr.org/en/site/news_en/2805/Sierra-Leone-Makeni-Catholics-defy-Pope-Benedict-XVI.htm |archive-date=2012-03-09}}

In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which sede vacante was declared in April 2012.[http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/makeni-bishop-aruna-crisis-persists Makeni: Bishop Aruna Crisis Persists], The Patriotic Vanguard, 9 January 2013