Catholic Bishops Reject Bishop Donyen’s Claim

The attention of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) has been drawn to the existence of the Independent Catholic Church of Liberia which is under the leadership of Bishop Joseph Nimley Donyen.
According to CABICOL, it is concerned about the establishment of the Independent Catholic Church of Liberia by warning all Catholics and the general public that the newly established Independent Catholic Church of Liberia is not a branch of the Catholic Church of Liberia, neither are they in communion with the Universal Catholic Church seated in the Vatican with Pope Francis as its head.
CABICOL also warns that the founder of the Independent Catholic Church, Bishop Donyen, was once an ordained Roman Catholic Priest for the Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas in the year 1996, but was suspended, stripped of privileges and rights as a Catholic Priest due to acts incompatible with clerical state (Cf Canons 290-293).
Meanwhile, Rev. Fr. Cephas Nimene, Secretary General of CABICOL, said, “ On behalf of CABICOL, it is deemed very necessary to inform its lay faithful and the general public in Liberia and abroad, that Bishop Donyen is not in communion with the Universal Catholic Church, neither is the Independent Catholic Church of Liberia part of the Universal Catholic Church.”