The Ebebiyín Cathedral ( es, Catedral de Ebebiyín) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the province of
Kié-Ntem
Kié-Ntem is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebebiyín.
Kié-Ntem borders the following country subdivisions:
* South Region, Cameroon - north
*Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon - east
* Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea - south
* Centro S ...
in the northeast of the mainland (''Región Continental'') of
Equatorial Guinea near its border with
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
and
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
.
Background
It is one of the three cathedrals currently operating in that country, the others being: Bata and Malabo. It was completed in 1950.
It was built in Gothic style
and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebebiyin (also known in Latin as: ''dioecesis Ebebiyinensis'' and established on October 15, 1982) included in the ecclesiastical province of Malabo (''Provincia eclesiástica de Malabo'').
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Equatorial Guinea
The Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Equatorial Guinea has one of the highest proportions of Catholics in Africa, a legacy of its status as a fo ...
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St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Malabo
St. Elizabeth's Cathedral ( es, Catedral de Santa Isabel de Malabo or ''Catedral de Malabo'') is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Independencia Avenue (''Avenida de la Independencia'') in the city of Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, h ...
References
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1950 establishments in Spanish Guinea
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Equatorial Guinea
Ebibeyin
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1950
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
Gothic Revival church buildings in Equatorial Guinea