Roman Catholic Diocese of Guéckédou
Diocese of Guéckédou | |
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Location | |
Country | Guinea |
Territory | Prefectures of Guéckédou, Kissidougou, Kérouané, and Macenta[1] |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Conakry |
Metropolitan | Vincent Coulibaly |
Statistics | |
Area | 35,476 km2 (13,697 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,285,308 62,509 (4.86%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Schools | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 29, 2023 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in Guéckédou |
Secular priests | 30 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop-elect | Norbert Tamba Sandouno |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guéckédou is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Guinea.[1][2]
History
29 June 2023: the diocese was established from the diocesan territories of Kankan and N'Zérékoré, and was made a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 29.06.2023". Holy See Press Office. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Pope Francis Erects New Catholic Diocese in Guinea, Appoints Pioneer Local Ordinary". Association for Catholic Information in Africa. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.