Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry

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The Archdiocese of Conakry (Latin : Konakrien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Guinea. It is the metropolitan see for its ecclesiastical province which covers all Guinea. It depends upon the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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The archbishop's cathedra is within the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, in the national capital Conakry.

Statistics

As of 2024, it pastorally served 170,000 Catholics (3.2% of 5,211,530 total) on 88,664 km² in 32 parishes and one mission with 61 priests (47 diocesan, 14 religious), 86 lay religious (19 brothers, 67 sisters) and 27 seminarians. [1]

Ecclesiastical province

All other dioceses in Guinea are suffragan sees of Conakry:

History

On 18 October 1897, the Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea was established on French colonial territories canonically split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia (based in Senegal) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone (in Sierra Leone).

On 18 April 1920, it became the Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea.

On 12 May 1949, it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Conakry, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan, now one of its suffragan dioceses.

On 14 September 1955, was elevated to a residential see, named the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry.

On 22 February 2024, it lost territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boké.

It enjoyed a Papal visit by Pope John Paul II in February 1992.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of French Guinea
Vicar Apostolic of French Guinea
Vicars Apostolic of Conakry
Metropolitan Archbishops of Conakry

See also

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References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-26.