Edward Tamba Charles


Edward Tamba Charles
Archbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown
SeeFreetown
Appointed15 March 2008
Installed14 May 2008
PredecessorJoseph Henry Ganda
SuccessorIncumbent
Other postArchbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo (15 March 2008 - 15 January 2011)
Orders
Ordination4 April 1986
Consecration14 May 2008
by George Antonysamy
RankArchbishop
Personal details
BornEdward Tamba Charles
(1956-04-18) 18 April 1956
Kainkordu, Diocese of Kenema, Sierra Leone
Motto"Duc In Ultum" (“Go deeper into your inner spiritual life”)
Styles of
Edward Tamba Charles
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleArchbishop

Edward Tamba Charles (born 18 April 1956) is a Sierra Leonean Catholic prelate who is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown, Sierra Leone since 15 January 2011. Before that, from 15 March 2008 until 15 January 2011, he was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo, in Sierra Leone. He was appointed archbishop on 15 March 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and was consecrated at Freetown on 14 May 2008. When the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bo was erected on 15 January 2011, he became Archbishop of Freetown.