The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the
Metropolitan See
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for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Malabo
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in
Equatorial Guinea
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.
History
* 1855.10.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia
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in
Gabon
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* 1904.05.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fernando Poo
* 1966.05.03: Promoted as Diocese of Santa Isabel
* 1974.04.14: Renamed as Diocese of Malabo
* 1982.10.15: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malabo
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic
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Armengol Coll y Armengol,
CMF (August 1890 – 21 April 1918)
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Nicolás González y Pérez, CMF (24 August 1918 – 23 March 1935)
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Leoncio Fernández Galilea, CMF (18 June 1935 – 15 February 1957)
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Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (14 November 1957 – 3 May 1966)
Bishops and Archbishops of Malabo
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Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (3 May 1966 – 9 May 1974)
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Vicente Bernikon (9 May 1974 – 14 September 1976)
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Rafael María Nze Abuy
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, CMF (21 October 1982 – 7 July 1991)
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Ildefonso Obama Obono
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(9 July 1991 – 11 February 2015)
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Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé (11 February 2015 – )
Suffragan dioceses
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Bata
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Ebebiyin
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Note: The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Evinayong
The Diocese of Evinayong is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Malabo, yet depends on th ...
and the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo is a Latin Catholic suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Equatorial Guinea) of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malabo, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Ev ...
were
established as new suffragan sees (dioceses) of the Malabo Archdiocese Province by
Pope Francis
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on April 1, 2017
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea has one of the highest proportions of Catholics in Africa, a legacy of its status as a fo ...
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
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Malabo
Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...
Religion in Malabo
Malabo