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The Ebebiyín Cathedral () is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the province of
Kié-Ntem Kie-ntem or Kie Ntem () is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebibeyin. Kie-ntem borders the following country subdivisions: * South Region, Cameroon - north *Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese R ...
in the northeast of the mainland (''Región Continental'') of
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
near its border with
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and
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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. In 2023 almost 90% of the population are Christian. Of these 71% are Roman Catholics, though there are also a ...
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St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Malabo St. Elizabeth's Cathedral ( 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, home of the Archdiocese of Malabo. It i ...


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