newest Bishop of Banjul. The announcement proved historic for he became the first Gambian national to lead the see and the first Gambian in general to be appointed as a bishop. Mendy received his episcopal consecration on 3 February 2018 in Bakau at the Independence Stadium from Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles. In December 2017 he met with the Cardinal Archbishop of New York Timothy Michael Dolan at the latter's residence in Manhattan. The cardinal gifted Mendy with mitre and a cassock as well as a ring and pastoral staff in preparation for Mendy's consecration and enthronement in his new see. References External links Catholic Hierarchy 1967 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Gambia Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Duquesne University alumni Holy Ghost Fathers Living people People from West Coast Division (The Gambia) Roman Catholic bishops of Banjul Gambian Roman Catholic bishops