Emmanuel Félémou (24 December 1960 – 1 March 2021) was a Guinean prelate of the

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Biography

Born in Kolouma, Félémou was ordained to the priesthood in 1989. He was appointed bishop of

Kankan Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 1 980 130 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...

in 2007, serving until his death in 2021. On 1 March 2021, Félémou died from

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Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea.

References

1960 births 2021 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guinea Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea Roman Catholic bishops of Kankan {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub