Anglican Diocese of Gambia and the Rio Pongas

The Diocese of Gambia and Guinea was founded in 1935 and had been renamed the Diocese of Gambia and The Rio Pongas by 1940. Today it is simply styled the Diocese of Gambia and is one of 17 dioceses in the Church of the Province of West Africa and comprises The Gambia, Senegal, and the Cape Verde Islands. In 1985 French-speaking Guinea was split off from it to form the new Diocese of Guinea.

Anglican Diocese of Gambia and the Rio Pongas

The Diocese of Gambia and Guinea was founded in 1935 and had been renamed the Diocese of Gambia and The Rio Pongas by 1940. Today it is simply styled the Diocese of Gambia and is one of 17 dioceses in the Church of the Province of West Africa and comprises The Gambia, Senegal, and the Cape Verde Islands. In 1985 French-speaking Guinea was split off from it to form the new Diocese of Guinea.